Aquarium plant
Bucephalandra motleyana
Bucephalandra motleyana
Bucephalandra motleyana is a rhizome plant suited to foreground and midground planting.
Foreground, MidgroundRhizome plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground, Midground
- GrowthRhizome plant
- LightLow
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Low
- Temperature
- 22–30 °C
- Placement
- Foreground, Midground
- Growth type
- Rhizome plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 22–30 °C
- pH
- 5–8.5
Nutrients
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Very slow
- Propagation
- rhizome splitting
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Bucephalandra
- Botanical name
- Bucephalandra motleyana