Bucephalandra Aurora

Common Name: Bucephalandra Aurora

Buce ‘Aurora’ is a low-tech, beginner-friendly aquarium plant featuring slender, elliptic leaves that display a bright green to lime-green coloration. This variety is characterized by its undulate leaf margins, which create a distinctively ruffled appearance when the plant grows together in dense clusters. Highly versatile, it can be grown submerged or emersed, usually attached to hardscape such as driftwood or rocks rather than being buried in traditional aquarium substrate. It's a great choice for the foreground or midground of freshwater aquascapes, where its leaf size, ranging from half to one inch, makes it perfect for filling in crevices.

Key Features & Notes

• Unlike many darker Buce varieties, Aurora provides a pop of bright green color that lightens shaded areas of a layout.
• The wavy edges of the leaves provide a soft, ruffled texture that adds a sense of natural complexity to your hardscape detailing.
• This is one of the most durable species in the hobby and thrives in low-light environments. It is an ideal choice for aquascapes where other plants might struggle.
• It is perfectly at home fully submerged in an aquarium or emersed in high-humidity terrariums, vivariums, and paludariums.

Care Tips & Preparation

• Bucephalandra is an epiphytic plant that should be attached to rocks or driftwood. Never bury the rhizome in substrate, as this will cause the plant to rot and melt.
  
• Avoid making drastic changes to your water parameters or lighting. Unstable conditions are the primary cause of leaf melt in new specimens.
• While this plant is hardy and low-maintenance, CO2 injection will yield much faster growth. We recommend researching your specific water chemistry to ensure your plant thrives.
• Final size and coloration depend entirely on your specific aquarium conditions. Please note that photos are a representation, and individual plants may vary.
• Please research appropriately to ensure your plant thrives.

Additional Information
Listed information should be treated as general guidelines only. We encourage you to do thorough research to ensure healthy growth!

Family Name: Araceae
Origin: Borneo (Endemic)
Skill Level: Easy
Growth Rate: Slow
Light: Low to Medium
CO2: Not necessary but recommended
pH Range: 6.0 – 8.0
Propagation: Divide the rhizome with sharp scissors