Bucephalandra Kedagang Red on Rock

Kedagang Red is one of the more strongly colored Bucephalandra — deep green leaves that flush red-bronze under the right light, on a compact rhizome. This one arrives already grown onto a rock, so there is no tying, no gluing and no waiting for it to grip.

What You'll Receive

• Sold as a plant on a rock.
• Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation.

Plant Profile

• Common name — Buce Kedagang Red
• Scientific name — Bucephalandra sp. 'Kedagang Red'
• Also known as — Bucephalandra Red Godzilla; tribe Schismatoglottideae, family Araceae
• Origin — Borneo, Indonesia
• Placement — Foreground to midground; sits on the substrate or wedges into hardscape
• Mature height — 2-4 inches
• Growth rate — Slow

Care

• Difficulty — Beginner
• Light — Low to medium
• CO₂ — Not required
• Water — 72-82°F, pH 6.0-7.5
• Substrate — None needed; the rock sits on top and the rhizome stays in open water
• Growth habit — Amphibious epiphyte, feeds from roots and water column
• Propagation — Rhizome division

Grower's Notes

• Do not bury the rock. Set it on the substrate or wedge it between other stones. Pushing it under gravel buries the rhizome underneath, and buried Buce rhizomes rot.
• Expect roughly an inch of growth per year. Bucephalandra is among the slowest plants sold. The piece you receive is close to the piece you will have next year — which is why it holds a scape's composition without trimming.
• Red needs light, but not much. The bronze-red tone develops under moderate light; strong light bleaches it toward green and invites algae onto leaves the plant cannot replace quickly.
• It is meant to be moved. Lift the rock out for a water change, turn it, try it in three positions. That flexibility is the reason to buy Buce pre-attached rather than gluing it yourself.
• Melt after shipping is normal. Some leaves may drop in the first fortnight while the rhizome settles. Leave it attached and undisturbed — new growth comes from the rhizome, not the old leaves.

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

Notes

• Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation.
• Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.

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Good to know

• Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
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