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Bucephalandra sp. ‘Needle Leaf’

Bucephalandra 'Needle Leaf'

‘Needle Leaf’ is a beautiful, small Bucephalandra variant with elongated, slightly wavy green leaves and a partially red rhizome.

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  • pretty epiphyte
  • nice contrast between green leaves and red rhizome
  • relatively small, green leaves with many white dots

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Important data

Origin
Borneo
Growth
slow
Difficulty
easy
Height
10-20cm
Layout
on hardscape
Propagation
rhizome division
Temperature
20-28°C
pH value
6.0-8.0
Water hardness
CH: 2-12
Light demand
low
CO2
not necessary
Submerged
possible
Emersed
possible

Product description & details

Bucephalandra sp. ‘Needle Leaf’ is characterized by elongated, slightly wavy leaves, which grow to about 2cm long and have a somewhat “needle-like” appearance. Additionally, new parts of the rhizome are red and form a great contrast to the green leaves.

Bucephalandra are among the most beautiful epiphytes known in aquaristics. Characteristic of the Bucephalandra is the growth along a rhizome and the leaves, which are often speckled with white dots, which, depending on the species, can be green to bright red in color and can have a wide variety of shapes.It belongs to the Aracaea genus (araceae) and naturally occurs only on the island of Borneo.

In the aquarium, Bucephalandra can be attached to roots, wood or coconuts. They grow particularly well on porous rock such as lava, but thanks to their adhesive roots they can also cling to smooth rock such as slate or granite. You can tie or glue this epiphyte onto the hardscape or place it in crevices. If you want to cultivate them in the substrate, make sure that the rhizome is not covered by the substrate, otherwise it could rot.

Bucephalandra are very slow-growing and do very well with little light and small amounts of fertilizer.

In Vitro Plants:
Plants grown in the laboratory have the great advantage of being guaranteed to be free of algae spores, pathogens, snails or other pests. Once the originally sealed in vitro pot has been opened, you have to plant them quickly! To do this, wash off the gel or nutrient solution with room temperature water, divide the plants into several small portions and place them in the aquarium. The best way to press the fine plants into the substrate is with aquascaping tweezers.

Potted plants:
As a rule, nurseries cultivate the plants emersed, i.e. over water. As soon as you put the plants in the aquarium, some species may initially shed the emersed leaves. However, the submerged leaves grow back quite quickly. Our potted plants come from well-known manufacturers such as Songrow (Holland), Tropica (Denmark) and Dennerle (Germany). There are usually no problems with shrimp here. However, we recommend watering the plants for shrimp aquariums for 1-2 days before inserting them. The rock wool in the pot should be removed as much as possible before inserting the plant.

Plant portions:
We also offer some plants, such as mosses or floating plants, portioned in cups. We usually indicate the cup size in the description, but we would like to point out that the filling quantities may vary slightly depending on the manufacturer or batch.

Bucephalandra show their most beautiful side under WRGB lamps, since under these the species-typical metallic shimmer on the leaf surface, as well as the red coloring of some Bucephalandra species, are emphasized particularly well

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