Bucephalandra sp. 'Red'

Bucephalandra sp. 'Red' looks very much like Anubias and is treated the same way; in nature it grows more or less epiphytically in or near water. The leaves are very dark green or leathery red, 2–4 cm wide and 4–6 cm long, usually with wavy edges.

According to Tropica it grows well at lower light levels and is very easy to grow. On Tropica's difficulty scale it is an easy plant (Easy).

According to Tropica, after two months in the aquarium the plant is on average 5–10 cm tall or more. The plant comes from Asia.

Under water tiny white dots and sometimes a faint metallic blue appear on the leaves. Do not cover the rhizome when planting, or the plant rots and dies.

The plant is sold in a pot.