Rosettes, Bulbs, and Ground Cover Plants
Bucephalandra
Bucephalandra sp.
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Araceae
- Origin
- Borneo
- Size
- 3 – 10 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Light
- low – medium
- CO2
- Not required
- Fertilization
- low
- Growth
- very slow
- Position
- foreground – midground, attached to rocks or wood
- Substrate
- DO NOT bury the rhizome
- Propagation
- rhizome division
Notes: A small epiphyte with glossy leaves that have bluish or reddish highlights, depending on the variety. Highly prized in nano tanks and rock landscapes. It cannot tolerate having its rhizome buried.
