Bucephalandra
Bucephalandra spp.
Bucephalandra is an easy, slow-growing plant for low light (cO₂ helps). Spot: on wood or rock, foreground, midground; 2–3.9 in tall.
Care at a glance
- LightLow: any basic LED. Medium: a planted-tank LED. Strong: a high-output planted light, usually with CO₂.
- Low light
- CO₂CO₂ is carbon dioxide for growth. "Helps" means the plant grows without it, faster and denser with it.
- CO₂ helps
- Growth
- Slow
- Care
- Easy
- Where
- On wood or rock, Foreground, Midground
- Height
- 2–3.9 in
- Temperature
- 68–79°F
- pH
- 5–7
How to plant it
- Tie or glue it to wood or rock; do not bury the rhizome, it rots.
- Tough leaves: most plant-eaters leave it alone.
Also for this spot
Sources: Flowgrow DB: Bucephalandra sp. 'Kedagang' · Tropica: Bucephalandra pygmaea 'Bukit Kelam'