Buce ‘Sexy Pink’ is an extremely rare aquarium plant featuring dark green, slender leaves with elegant ruffled margins. This variety has multi-toned iridescence, displaying a range of pink, blue, and purple hues when grown in submerged conditions. It's a great accent for the foreground or midground of planted tanks, where its slow-growing rhizomes will create a dense, colorful colony over time. Like all Buce, Sexy Pink thrives submerged or emersed and prefers to be mounted on driftwood or rock rather than buried in substrate.
Listed information should be treated as general guidelines only. Team Buce Plant encourages you to do thorough research to ensure healthy growth!
| Attribute | Specification |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Bucephalandra sp. 'Sexy Pink' |
| Common Name(s) | Buce Sexy Pink, Sexy Pink |
| Family | Araceae |
| Plant Type | Epiphyte (Rhizome) |
| Care Difficulty | Beginner / Easy (Low-Tech Compatible) |
| Light Requirement | Low to Medium |
| CO2 Requirement | Not Required (Accelerates growth & color density) |
| Placement / Usage | Foreground Detail, Midground Accent, Hardscape Crevices |
| Height / Size | 1.5"–3.5" (3.5–9.0 cm) |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Water Parameters | pH 6.0–7.5 | Temperature 68°F–80°F (20°C–26°C) |
| Propagation Method | Rhizome Division (Separate with sharp shears) |
| Origin | Borneo (Endemic) |
1. Why is my Bucephalandra melting?
Bucephalandra melt can occur after changes in water chemistry, temperature, or lighting. If the rhizome remains firm, keep it attached to hardscape while the plant acclimates and produces new submerged growth.
2. Can I plant Bucephalandra in substrate?
Bucephalandra is an epiphyte, so never bury its rhizome in aquasoil, sand, or gravel. Attach it to driftwood or rocks, or wedge the roots into hardscape while keeping the rhizome exposed.
3. Is Bucephalandra ‘Sexy Pink’ beginner-friendly?
Yes. Bucephalandra ‘Sexy Pink’ is a beginner-friendly, low-light aquarium plant that grows without specialized substrate or pressurized CO₂, making it well suited for low-tech planted aquariums.
Overall rating: 4.659091 / 5 from 44 reviews.
Bucephalandra Sexy Pink is an extremely rare variant of buce, known for its slow growth and beautiful dark green color. Customers appreciate its adaptability to aquariums and its stunning appearance. It thrives best with CO2 injection and should be attached to hardscape rather than planted in substrate.
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"Multiple plants instead of just . Also arrived healthy and strong."
"This is a pretty plant with small leaves, and seems healthy. It's brand new and so it hasn't started putting out new leaves yet. Looking forward to seeing it progress in my "pink" tank with garnet iwagumi substrate."
"The plant came looking really good. I have a lot of different varieties of Buce. This is not one that I like as much as I thought I would. Basically saying there’s nothing wrong with it, but I won’t order this one again."
"This Buce variant alongside my other one came in with leaves either tattered and/or holes all over the leaves. I’ll still see if they survive, but they look terrible compared to the rest of my order. Edit: They were kind enough to refund the price(s) for the bad plants of my order."
"Nice and healthy . gave it a dip to kill any hitchhikers glued it to the wood added some xmas moss and not just to wait and watch it grow"
"This family of plants is a little pricey for the amount you get but they arrived healthy and I like the look of them in my tank."
"As usual, plants arrive in excellent health. I swear they get delivered faster than tracking can update!"
"Great condition and lots of plants. Very happy!"
"It arrived in excellent condition. It looked fantastic and very healthy."
"First, the leaves were in good shape, but half the rhizome was rotten and there was quite a bit of detritus in the roots. I was able to split it into several small plantlets and discard the rot, but I probably lost about half the overall plant mass in the process."
