Bucephalandra Mix (Pack of 5)
5 Pack Mixed Bucephalandra
Can't decide which bucephalandra you want? Let us take over and choose what looks best from our selection with this 5-pack! We'll make sure you get 5 of the nicest-looking plants from our collection.
This plant grows similarly to Anubias, as it grows along a rhizome and sends off leaves from it. They do best when tied or glued to rocks or driftwood and should not be planted in the substrate. They are extremely slow growers and take up to 2 years to fully convert in their "submerged" form. However, this makes them ideal candidates for the vivarium, growing and flowing as epiphytes on your driftwood or cork panel backgrounds.
As the plant matures in your aquarium, the new leaves will become more delicate and have a more intense color. To propagate, just trim a portion of the rhizome with leaves off and place it somewhere. Because of their slow growth, we recommend placing them along the substrate of your botanical method aquarium or halfway up the hardscape.
Please note that each piece is selected at random. Product photos serve as a representation of what each random plant could look like.
Care Level: Easy
Lighting Requirement: Low to Medium
CO2: Not Needed, but a plus
Growth Rate: Slow
Native Habitat: Borneo
Tint Tolerance: Low to High
Tank Placement: Foreground - Mid-ground
All Plants may contain snails or snail eggs. We keep them in all of our tanks for the benefits they provide. Our blackwater aquarium plants are provided by H2OPlants in adherence to their Shipping and DOA Policies. Your curated selection will arrive in their packaging separate from your botanical & merch orders.
Bucephalandra Mix (Pack of 5)
contrast the tint with greenery
While the aesthetic appeal of tinted waters can be quite attractive to us, the recreation of nature—which includes both submerged and emersed plants—is the end goal. Flora helps to improve water conditions, feeding patterns, spawning displays, and territory building.
Aquatic Plant FAQs
DOA Policy
Please ensure that you add a heat pack or cold pack to your orders if temperatures in your area are above 90°F or below 40°F. Click for more info on our DOA Policy.
Are these plants duckweed and snail free?
All Plants may contain snails or snail eggs, small macroinvertebrates, and duckweed. We keep them in all of our tanks for the benefits they provide. We have experienced the presence of small snails, ostracods, daphnia, and beneficial detritus worms.
Are your plants only for tinted water conditions?
Nope! All of our plants will grow perfectly in untinted aquariums that have CO2 and aquasoils, or low-tech planted aquariums. Our selection, though, is optimized for emersed plant growth and low- to medium-tinted water environments.
What is your aquatic plant shipping schedule?
We’re a small company and ship Tuesdays & Thursdays only. Orders placed Wednesday–Sunday → Ship Tuesday. Orders placed Monday–Tuesday → Ship Thursday
Are your plants just for bettas?
Nope. Our aquatic plants are safe for almost all aquariums, terrariums, vivariums, and paludariums. Many of our plants can be grown emersed in filter compartments, vivariums, or incorporated into wabikua.
What are Tannins?
Tannins are natural compounds released by leaves, seed pods, and bark as they decompose in water. They soften water, gently lower pH, and create the characteristic tea-stained tint found in blackwater habitats. But their role goes far beyond color—tannins fuel beneficial bacteria, fungi, and biofilms, which form the foundation of a healthy ecosystem. They also offer mild antifungal benefits and help reduce stress in fish by replicating the natural conditions they’ve evolved in. At their core, tannins are plant-derived antioxidants that connect your aquarium to the same processes at work in wild flooded forests and streams.