BUCEPHALANDRA HELENA DARK - Bucephalandra sp. 'Helena Dark'

Information written by Aquarzon based on actual growing experience, observations and research. Please do not copy any information or photos) 

Portion Size : Around 4-5 Leaves
Portion Type: Unattached or Attached to Rock depending on option selected

Growth Speed   : Slow-Very Slow
Difficulty Level   : Easy
Temperature      : 10-30°C
PH Range          : 5.5-7.8
Min. Light Needs: Low
Origin                 : Borneo, Asia

Bucephalandra Helena Dark is a bigger smooth leaf species of Buce which can grow very beautiful, dark leaves. When these dark leaves are grown, it has a reflective tone which is very attractive. To encourage the growth of darker leaves, higher intensity lighting is preferable. Under lower intensity lighting, it can still remain healthy but the leaves would not grow as dark. 

This Buce can be used as a special feature plant in an aquascape. Aquarzon had grown this variety since more than 2 years ago.

We only have very limited availability of this species due to its slow to very slow growth rate. It grows around just one new leaf every 2 weeks on average for us. It can easily take 2 full months or even more just to grow 4 full leaves. 

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Please note that not every piece has the same colour tone as it can change based on aquarium conditions that vary from time to time. For example, even by just moving it from center to a side of an aquarium, its new growth may be greener due to the reduction in lighting received. Aquarium lighting can also affect its appearance. Under pure white lighting, most Buce appear greener and under RGB LED aquarium lighting, most Buce usually reflect more colourful tones.

The Bucephalandra rhizome for sale here by Aquarzon here is indoor aquarium submersed grown. It is not emersed or tissue culture which can suffer melting when transitioned to an aquarium. This leads to ammonia and organics increase, making it susceptible to algae issues like BBA. It is also not pond grown which can carry outdoor parasites and diseases. It is also not harvested from the wild as it is non-legal and can cause extinction. The Buce rhizome for sale here is naturally aquarium-propagated which takes a long time due to its very slow growth rate. 

Majority of our Buce is aquarium submersed grown for 1-3 years and only sold once they meet our quality standards. The price reflects the care, effort and time in propagating these very slow-growing plants (some growing just 1 leaf in 2 weeks).

By purchasing from Aquarzon, you are assured of quality, indoor aquarium submersed grown Bucephalandra that do not suffer diseases or emerse-to-submerse melting issues that can affect emersed-grown Bucephalandra and support sustainable growth efforts which helps protect them from extinction.