Anubias Petite White Platinum
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Anubias Petite White Platinum
About this plant
Looking for the rarest Anubias we grow? Petite White Platinum is an albino cultivar of Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite' — leaves in white to pale platinum, under an inch across, on a plant that grows more slowly than anything else in the catalog. It is a collector's plant, and it needs to be treated as one.
What you'll receive
- 1 Bare-root Anubias Petite White Platinum plant
- Carefully selected and prepared by Aquarium Plants Factory®
Each plant is unique. Natural variation in size, leaf shape, and coloration is expected.
- Photos are sample representations. As a rare albino plant, growth is slow and survival depends on proper care and placement. Not recommended for beginners.
- Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
Plant details
- Common name
- Petite White Platinum Anubias
- Scientific name
- Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite White Platinum'
- Placement
- Midground, on wood or stone
- Mature height
- 2–4 in
- Growth rate
- Very slow, even by Anubias standards
Care guide
- DifficultyAdvanced
- LightLow to medium, and no more. Strong light burns near-white leaves
- CO₂Not required, though stable CO₂ supports overall health
- Water72–82°F · pH 6.0–7.5. Stability matters more than any single value
- SubstrateNot required. Attaches to hardscape
- Growth habitAmphibious. Also grows emersed
- PropagationRhizome division
At a glance
Grower's notes
- Almost no chlorophyll is the whole story. White tissue cannot photosynthesize, so this plant lives on very little energy. That is why it grows so slowly, why it burns under bright light, and why it has far less margin for error than an ordinary Anubias. Shade is not a preference here — it is a requirement.
- Variegated Anubias can revert. Hybrids like this one may start producing plain green leaves and gradually lose their white coloring. This is a known trait of variegated plants, not a defect. If green shoots appear, remove them promptly — green growth photosynthesizes better and will outcompete the white if left alone.
- Never bury the rhizome. Roots can go into substrate; the rhizome cannot. Buried, it rots.
- Use it sparingly. A single specimen against dark wood or stone reads as a focal point; several scattered around lose the effect entirely.
- Divide only a well-established plant, and keep at least three leaves per section. Small divisions of an albino plant frequently do not recover.
Looking to buy in bulk? Get 10 or 20 plants in one order with our Anubias Petite White Platinum Bulk Pack and save 40–50% per plant.
How it arrives
A sealed Vitro Culture® bag
Lab-grown plantlets in nutrient gel, free of snails, algae and pests.
- Keep it sealed at room temperature, out of direct sun, until you're ready to plant.
- Rinse off all the gel under lukewarm water. Left in the tank, it clouds the water and feeds algae.
- Split into small portions and plant with tweezers. Small portions spread faster than one big clump.
Normal: a little melt in the first weeks as underwater leaves replace the leaves grown in the lab.
Rooted plants in a net pot with rockwool
The most stable option, with roots already established.
- Rinse the plant under clean water.
- Plant the pot as is, or ease the plant out and gently tease away the rockwool. Either way works.
- For epiphytes like Anubias and Bucephalandra, keep the rhizome above the substrate or tie it to wood or rock.
Fresh-cut stems in a net pot with rockwool
Freshly cut stems without roots, held upright in a net pot for a quick setup.
- Rinse the stems under clean water.
- Plant the pot as is, or remove the stems and plant them one by one, an inch or two deep.
- New roots usually form within a couple of weeks.
Rooted plants bundled with foam and a plant weight
Easy placement plus the stability of roots.
- Rinse the bunch under clean water.
- Place the bunch as is, or remove the foam and weight and plant each one separately.
- Give each plant room so light reaches the lower leaves.
Fresh-cut stems bundled with foam and a plant weight
Freshly cut stems without roots, ready to drop in.
- Rinse the stems under clean water.
- Remove the foam and weight and plant stems one by one, an inch or two deep, for the fullest look. You can also place the bunch as is.
- New roots usually form within a couple of weeks.
Loose, rooted plants
No pot or foam, so you can place them exactly where you want.
- Rinse the plants under clean water.
- Plant the roots into the substrate, or tie the rhizome to wood or rock with cotton thread (never glue). Don't bury the rhizome.
- Trim any broken leaves; new growth follows once settled.
Loose, fresh-cut stems
Freshly cut stems without roots, for full flexibility.
- Rinse the stems under clean water.
- Plant stems one by one, an inch or two deep, with a little space between them.
- New roots usually form within a couple of weeks.
A bulb, ready to sprout
Bulbs ship either dormant or already sprouted with leaves, depending on the option you choose.
- Rinse the bulb under clean water.
- Rest it on the substrate or press the base in slightly. Don't bury the top.
- A dormant bulb can take a few weeks to send up its first leaves.
A young sprouted tuber
Ready to pot up and grow into a full plant.
- Pot it in a wide container of heavy garden soil, crown just above the soil.
- Start shallow and lower it deeper as the leaves grow.
- Give it full sun once the leaves reach the surface.
Attached to hardscape
Already growing on rock or wood, so it's ready to place.
- Rinse the piece under clean water.
- Place it anywhere in your layout. No planting needed.
- Keep the rhizome out of the substrate.
Packed fresh to travel well
- Open the box as soon as it arrives.
- Rinse the plants under clean water.
- Plant or place them the same day if you can.
Check your plants within 24 hours of delivery. That's your Live Arrival Guarantee window.
Shipping & Live Arrival Guarantee
Live Arrival Guarantee
Every live order is backed by our 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee. If a plant arrives dead, we'll make it right.
How it works
- Tell us within 24 hours of the delivery time on your tracking.
- Send photos of the affected items in their original, unopened packaging, plus a photo of the shipping label, to hello@aquariumplantsfactory.com with your order number.
- We'll make it right with a replacement, store credit or refund for the affected item.
Good to know
- Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
- Please bring your package indoors and unpack it the day it arrives.
- Free promotional items and shipping charges are not covered.
The complete rules, including what's covered and what voids the guarantee, are in our Returns, Refunds & Live Arrival Guarantee. If anything conflicts, that policy applies.
Shipping Information
At a glance
- Free shipping on orders of $150 or more (after discounts) within the contiguous United States, by USPS.
- Free thermal protection is included with every shipment, all year round.
- Processing: most orders leave us within 1 to 2 business days. Tracking is emailed when your order ships.
- USPS (2 to 5 business days) ships Monday through Saturday.
- UPS 2nd Day Air® ships Monday through Wednesday. Order by Tuesday at 6:00 AM Pacific Time for same-week delivery.
- UPS Next Day Air® ships Monday through Thursday. Order by Wednesday at 6:00 AM Pacific Time for same-week delivery.
- Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and military addresses ship by USPS at a flat rate shown at checkout.
- Weather holds: during extreme heat or cold we may hold live orders until it's safe to ship.
- We ship within the United States only.
Please bring live plants indoors and unpack them the day they arrive. Every live order is covered by our 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee.
The complete rules, including lost packages and address issues, are in our Shipping Policy. If anything conflicts, that policy applies.
FAQs
What is your return policy?
All sales are final, so we don’t accept returns or exchanges once your order ships.
The one exception: if your plants arrive dead or damaged, our 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee covers a replacement, store credit or refund. Just email clear photos of the plants in their original, unopened packaging, plus a photo of the shipping label, within 24 hours of delivery.
Can you cancel my order?
We can only cancel your order if it hasn’t been fulfilled yet, and we can’t guarantee the cancellation will be possible. Please reach out to us as soon as possible and we’ll do our best to help.
What is your shipping policy?
We ship your order as soon as possible. Most orders ship within 1–2 business days, except live animals and backordered items.
Shipping speed depends on the carrier; you can choose the shipping service at checkout.
View more at Shipping Information.
Can I change my shipping address?
We can only update your shipping address if the order hasn’t been fulfilled yet, and we can’t guarantee the change will be possible. Please contact us with the updated address as soon as possible and we’ll do our best to help.
How does “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” work?
Add 3 or more eligible plants from our Buy 2 Get 1 Free Collection to your cart to activate the automatic discount. Mix and match freely. For every 3 eligible plants, your lowest-priced eligible plants are free at checkout.
View the Buy 2 Get 1 Free Terms.
Would it be possible to hold my order?
Unfortunately, we’re unable to hold orders for live plants because of high demand and quick sell-outs. Please place your order when you’re ready for us to ship it promptly.
What is your Live Arrival Guarantee policy?
We offer a 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee. If your order arrives dead, email at least two clear photos of the plants in their original, unopened packaging and a photo of the shipping label within 24 hours of delivery. After 24 hours, conditions are out of our control.
View more at 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee Policy.
Are your plants free from pests, algae, and pesticides?
Our plants are very clean, but we can’t guarantee they will be 100% free of hitchhikers (snails, algae, pests), because we can’t be responsible for your aquarium. We recommend rinsing all plants with clean water and quarantining them before use.
Plants in our Tissue Culture collection are 100% free of pests and algae and have never been in contact with any aquarium.
We don’t guarantee our plants are free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests, and never pesticides containing copper, which is toxic to invertebrates such as snails, crabs, and shrimp.
We don’t guarantee your aquarium’s success and aren’t responsible for its inhabitants, including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snails, and turtles. Please quarantine all plants before use!
Are your plants grown emersed or submerged?
It depends on the species. Most of our plants are grown hydroponically in a controlled-environment greenhouse.
Common stem plants such as Ludwigia, Bacopa, and Myriophyllum, and rheophyte/epiphyte plants (Anubias, Bucephalandra, Microsorum, Bolbitis, etc.) are grown emersed, hydroponically, in a controlled high-humidity environment.
True aquatic plants that can’t grow emersed — such as Vallisneria, Elodea, Najas, Cabomba, Potamogeton gayi, and Ceratophyllum demersum — are always cultivated submerged, underwater.
Should I remove the foam, weight, or pot before planting?
It’s totally up to you — we usually keep them as they are!
What’s the difference between fresh-cut, bare-root, and potted plants?
All options offer the same high quality; they differ in how they are prepared and packaged:
- Fresh-cut Plants: loose, freshly cut plants without roots. Great flexibility if you prefer to plant them your own way.
- Fresh-cut Bunched: freshly cut plants without roots, bundled with foam and a plant weight, ready to place in your aquarium.
- Fresh-cut Potted: freshly cut plants without roots, potted in a net pot with rockwool for stability and a quick setup.
- Bare-root Plants: loose, rooted plants you can position exactly where you want.
- Rooted Bunched: rooted plants bundled with foam and a plant weight — easy placement plus the stability of roots.
- Rooted Potted: rooted plants potted in a net pot with rockwool — maximum stability and a low-maintenance setup.
Choose based on your planting preference and your aquarium setup.
Noxious weed info
Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.
Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.
Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.
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How we grow, clean and pack your Petite White Platinum Anubias.
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Typical online shops
Customers praised this "beautiful" and "gorgeous" rare aquatic plant for its striking white color and compact growth. Many received healthy specimens with strong roots. However, several shoppers reported significant melting issues, particularly after shipping in hot weather or when transitioning to submersion. Plant sensitivity and size smaller than expected were noted concerns.
- These are beautiful! Arrived well and I hope they start to grow quick!
- Excellent little plant, looks awesome!
- Absolutely gorgeous and great for giving the impression of flowers.
Upon the time it got to me it was mushy and nothing but a smudge. I still anchored it down. Nothing happened. Waste of money.
They're so pretty. I've only had them for one day but they arrived in amazing condition, I got 4 for 20 bucks which is so much cheaper compared to most stores which are like 50 bucks for ONE.
my photo kind of sucks bc it was taken from far away and im too lazy to upload a new one onto my laptop
Anubias White Platinum Petite Tissue Culture are hard to grow! I had purchased Buy2/Get 1 Free plus an order of tissue cultureI Grow them in rich substrate of Fluval Stratum - both buried and floating on top - in medium to high lights. You hold your breath and admire them for 1-2 months as a rose. And then they all perished, melt away, reduced to a stump! Photos are of what left of carcasses near center. They were grown in my 55 gallons and in 1/2 gallon hemisphere.
These are teeny but so beautiful! I tied three to a small rock with thread. Excited to see them grow and add color (yes, white is a color haha) to my tank!
Most of my plants have been bought from here.
All 4 looked healthy when I got them.
Healthy plants, they are better than I spect!!
100% recommended. Im happy with them.
These were perfect!
I really love this type of anubias! I’ve purchased before and I love the color. The only downside is these are so teeeny tiny it’s hard to work with them.
These are beautiful! Arrived well and I hope they start to grow quick!
This is a great plant, and very eye catching. They arrived in great condition, with about ten leaves on each plant.
Arrived looking great, even after spending a cold weekend at the USPS distribution center in Rochester, NY. I can't wait for these little gems to take hold on the driftwood I currently have them pinned to.
I bought 10 of the bare root anubias white petite when on sale for $50 for the pack of 10; I felt that was a great price for these tiny rare plants. They arrived in decent shape with a few melted leaves, but that's nothing out of the ordinary. I submerged 7 of them and put 3 in a floating "raft" of plastic mesh that holds their leaves just above the water. The ones that are submerged lost all their leaves to melt within 2 days, but the ones on the raft are doing a little better and still have leaves left. I'm hoping some of the submerged rhizomes survive the melt and are able to put out new leaves, but I'm taking off some stars because I think at least half are pretty much done for :( Usually tissue culture plants handle submerging a little better - especially anubias - but maybe these ones are more sensitive than usual. I didn't know that, so I hope this review helps someone avoid my mistakes!
Love it!!
I love ordering from APF, everything is always healthy and we'll packaged. My Anubias White arrived in great shape and a decent portion size for a hard to find plant! 10/10 would recommend!
Beautiful and healthy plants. Very happy with all the plants that I received from APF. Thank you.
Beautyful but a little small . I bought 5 but get more
Ive ordered this twice now. The first time it melted quickly in one of my tanks. The second time it showed up already melting, tried to save it by putting it in a plant grow out tank i have but it’s all gone now. Very finicky plant apparently.
Beautiful
Excellent little plant, looks awesome!
I received very healthy and beautiful, but They've since melted 😩
Nah yeah this stuff is sweet. I got a tonn for what I ordered, and it grows crazy compact. Lowkey a bomb product, shipping crazy doe
