28/03/2023
Bucephalandra Hulu Boyan
Common Name: Bucephalandra Holu Boyan
Buce Holu Boyan is an easy plant, perfect for beginners. It can be grown submerged or immersed. The plant is very slow growing, with new leaves sprouting from long, thin rhizomes. It can be propagated by cutting the rhizome and attached to driftwood and rocks using super glue gel or thread.
Even with only minimal amounts of light, Bucephalandras will continue to grow and will still produce new leaves, but the color of the plant is usually not as eye-catching.
To ensure good coloration, stronger lighting is required (0.5W per litter or more), and additional fertilizing through the water column is beneficial. Even small amounts of CO2 and fertilizer can help the plant display attractive colors. I have noticed that certain fertilizers can help improve the color of the leaves. Additionally, through my exchanging of plants with many aquarists who have “low-tech” aquariums, I was informed that the new leaves of the plants grown in their tanks are not as colorful because there is less light and not as many fertilizers for the plants to use.
The evolution of color in Bucephalandra ‘Hulu Boyan’:
Green leaves are prevalent when grown in emersed conditions (on land). The green leaves near the bottom of the stem still remain from when the plant was grown out of water, while the new darker leaves near the tip are a result of having been grown under water in aquarium.
Bucephalandrass can also be grown in paludariums, but the coloration of the leaves tends to be weaker, and the leaves tend to be less elastic as well. They must be provided with high humidity in order to thrive in such environments, otherwise the leaves can dry out.
Family Name: Araceae
Type: Epiphyte
pH: 6.5-7.5
Care: Easy, low maintenance
Light: Low to medium
CO2: not required or +/-30ppm will promote faster growth
Propagation: rhizome division
Growth rate: slow, faster under higher lighting (may cause algae)
Growth state: emersed or submerge
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