Common Name:Â Bucephalandra Brownie Phantom
Buce ‘Brownie Phantom’ is a beginner-friendly, low-tech aquarium plant featuring naturally miniature, oblong leaves that range in color from dark olive to deep brown. This variety is highly prized for its pronounced iridescent coloration and distinct blue sheen, which becomes most visible when placed under high-quality LED lighting. As an epiphytic plant, it is highly versatile and can be grown submerged or emersed, usually attached to hardscape such as driftwood or rocks rather than being buried in traditional aquarium substrate. This gives you tons of creative freedom, letting you tuck it into nooks or perch it on branches in your planted tank.
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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
Overall rating: 4.678571 / 5 from 56 reviews.
The Bucephalandra Brownie Phantom is a miniature aquatic plant known for its small, oblong leaves that exhibit dark olive to brown coloration with an iridescent blue sheen. Customers appreciate its high-quality appearance and healthy condition, though opinions vary on its color. It thrives in low to medium lighting and benefits from CO2 injection and stable aquarium conditions.
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"Man, I spend more time looking at this plant than my fish. It's grown in beautifully and the new leaves are stunning -- deep iridescent blue (almost purple) green with tiny white flecks. I got a large portion that I was able to divide into three sizable chunks. They're all doing amazing. I would 100% order again."
"Arrived in great shape. I would recommend buying these from Buce Plant."
"I received three separate rhizomes each had 2 leafs on the top. Each leaf was barley hanging on and didnt look healthy"
"Everything arrived quickly and healthy. Looking forward to watching their growth."
"Nice"
"The order was great"
"The plant came alive and looking well! It was a decent clump of leaves and I am excited to see it grow in my tank!!"
"Great coloration!"
"Arrived happy and healthy"
"I recently ordered 3 varieties of bucephalandra and Brownie Phantom was included in the order. All plants arrived in great shape and are doing well. In the past some of these particular plants were very small and did not survive. I was surprised at the size. Thank You Buce Plant Rpn"
