Bucephalandra APF Platinum – Rare Albino Aquatic Plant for Advanced Aquascaping

Bucephalandra APF Platinum is a truly extraordinary aquatic plant introduced to the U.S. market by Aquarium Plants Factory, the first nursery to offer this exclusive species to aquascaping enthusiasts. Renowned for its striking platinum-colored albino leaves and extreme rarity, this plant adds unparalleled elegance, contrast, and uniqueness to any freshwater aquarium. Its shimmering silvery foliage is a true centerpiece — but it demands careful attention, making it a prized specimen for experienced aquarists.

Key Features, Benefits, and Growing Tips:

🌿 Rare Albino Platinum Leaves:
Stunning, silvery-white foliage created by a lack of green pigment, offering breathtaking contrast in aquascapes.

🔆 Exceptional Rarity:
A highly exclusive plant available in the U.S. only through Aquarium Plants Factory — a true collector’s gem.

🌱 Challenging but Rewarding:
Due to the absence of green pigment, this plant is very hard to grow, requiring stable water parameters, consistent CO₂ injection, and soft, filtered light to thrive.

🪨 Attach to Hardscape:
Best grown by securing it to driftwood, rocks, or aquarium decor. Avoid burying the rhizome to prevent rot.

✂️ Propagation:
Slow-growing; propagation is achieved by gently cutting and replanting healthy rhizome divisions.

🐠 Ideal For:
Advanced hobbyists, aquascaping competitions, luxury nano tanks, and rare aquatic plant collections.

Why Choose Bucephalandra APF Platinum for Your Aquarium?

Adding true sophistication to your aquascape has never been more attainable. Bucephalandra APF Platinum offers an ethereal beauty unlike any green aquatic plant. However, its unique albino coloration, while breathtaking, results from the lack of chlorophyll — the pigment necessary for efficient photosynthesis. This makes it very sensitive to environmental instability.

Aquascapers who are up to the challenge will find the reward unmatched: a rare, shimmering focal point that turns any aquascape into a work of living art. Proper care, soft lighting, enriched CO₂, and nutrient balance are critical to maintaining its pristine appearance and health.

If you are looking to take your planted tank to the next level and showcase a one-of-a-kind specimen, Bucephalandra APF Platinum is the ultimate choice.

Product Specifications:

• Scientific Name: Bucephalandra sp. 'APF Platinum'

• Common Name: Bucephalandra APF Platinum

• Origin: Cultivar, introduced by Aquarium Plants Factory

• Growth Form: Rhizome plant

• Position: Foreground, Midground, Hardscape Attachment

• Light Requirements: Low to Medium (soft, filtered light preferred)

• CO₂ Requirement: Recommended for best growth

• Growth Rate: Very Slow

• Difficulty: Very Hard

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

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.