Bucephalandra Green Wavy

Want a Buce that flowers in the tank? Green Wavy produces small white spathes underwater more readily than most Bucephalandra — an odd and rewarding thing to find one morning. The leaves are broad, deep green and softly undulating along their edges.

What You’ll Receive

Sold as loose bare-root plants or rooted potted plants, grown and prepared by Aquarium Plants Factory®:

Bare-Root Options

• 1 Bare-Root (5+ Leaves): One loose rhizome with approximately 5+ healthy leaves
• 5 Bare-Root (25+ Leaves): Multiple loose rhizomes totaling approximately 25+ leaves
• 10 Bare-Root (50+ Leaves): Multiple loose rhizomes totaling approximately 50+ leaves

Potted Options

• 1 Potted (5+ Leaves): One rooted plant in a net pot with rockwool
• 5 Potted (25+ Leaves): Multiple potted plants totaling approximately 25+ leaves
• 10 Potted (50+ Leaves): Multiple potted plants totaling approximately 50+ leaves

Plants are well-established and ready to be mounted or placed upon arrival.

Plant Profile

• Common name — Green Wavy Buce
• Scientific name — Bucephalandra sp. 'Green Wavy'
• Also known as — Bucephalandra pygmaea
• Origin — West Kalimantan, Borneo
• Placement — Foreground to midground, on wood or stone
• Mature height — 2–4 in
• Growth rate — Slow

Care

• Difficulty — Beginner
• Light — Low to medium. Too much light brings algae it cannot outgrow
• CO₂ — Not required, though it establishes faster with it
• Water — 72–82°F · pH 6.0–7.5
• Substrate — Not required. Attaches to hardscape
• Growth habit — Amphibious. Emersed growth needs high humidity
• Propagation — Rhizome division

Grower’s Notes

• It flowers underwater, and often. Small white spathes push up from the rhizome on established plants. They are harmless, last a few days, and are a good sign the plant has settled — not something to remove or worry about.
• Never bury the rhizome. Roots may sit in substrate; the rhizome cannot. Buried, it rots — the usual way an expensive Buce is lost.
• The wavy leaf edge is a variety trait, not a deficiency. New leaves come in flatter and develop the undulation as they harden off.
• Give it flow. Bucephalandra are rheophytes from fast Borneo streams, and current keeps the leaves clean of debris and algae.
• Farm-raised, not wild-collected. All the Bucephalandra we carry is farm-grown, and much of it is raised from tissue culture rather than collected from Borneo.

Want to go deeper? Read our complete Bucephalandra Care Guide.

Notes

• Pictures shown are for reference only. You will receive healthy live plants similar in size and appearance, but natural variations may occur. Bucephalandra may experience minor leaf melt during acclimation — new growth will follow under stable conditions.
• Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.

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® and Next Day Air® ship Monday through Wednesday. Order by Tuesday 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.

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.

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.