🌸 Bucephalandra pygmaea ‘Maestro Blue’ – Iridescent Sapphire Jewel of Borneo

Bucephalandra pygmaea ‘Maestro Blue’ is a stunning and compact Bucephalandra variety prized for its captivating blue iridescence and delicate form. Native to the clear, fast-flowing streams of Borneo, this miniature plant showcases slender, oval leaves that shimmer with metallic blue, green, and violet hues under aquarium lighting. Its refined size and vibrant coloration make it a showpiece in nano and mid-sized aquascapes. Hardy and slow-growing, ‘Maestro Blue’ thrives attached to hardscape and brings a touch of underwater magic to any layout.

🌟 Key Features

• Scientific Name: Bucephalandra pygmaea ‘Maestro Blue’

• Common Name: Buce Maestro Blue

• Brilliant Coloration: Metallic blue-green leaves with shifting violet undertones under RGB or high-intensity lighting.

• Miniature Growth Form: Naturally compact and low-growing—ideal for nano tanks, shrimp habitats, and accent clusters.

• Leaf Texture: Smooth, slightly curved leaves with a luminous iridescent surface.

• Hardy & Adaptable: Tolerates a wide range of conditions; excellent for both beginners and collectors.

• Epiphytic Nature: Easily attaches to driftwood, stones, or hardscape—rhizome should not be buried.

🌱 Growth & Propagation

• Lighting Needs: Low to medium light; brighter light enhances the blue and violet shimmer.

• CO₂ & Fertilizers: Optional, but beneficial for stronger coloration and steady growth.

• Growth Method: Rhizome-based; allow the rhizome to rest above the substrate.

• Nutrient Substrate: Not required—absorbs nutrients from the water column.

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes – excellent choice for paludariums and humid terrarium displays.

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits

• Adds striking blue iridescence that contrasts beautifully with green and red aquatic plants.

• Perfect for nano aquascapes, collector tanks, or focal-point clusters.

• Enhances texture and visual depth in both low-tech and high-tech scapes.

• Ideal for aquascapers seeking a rare, shimmering Bucephalandra with compact proportions.

📍 Cultivation & Sustainability

At Aquarium Plants Factory’s nursery, all of our Bucephalandra species are 100% farm-raised—never taken from the wild. Each plant originates ex-vitro (grown from sterile lab culture) before being transitioned to hydroponic growth in our controlled environment. This ensures exceptional quality, pest-free plants, and sustainable preservation of Borneo’s native ecosystems.

📦 What You’ll Receive

Sold as loose Bare-Root or Potted plants:

• 1 Bare-Root: Approximately 5+ leaves

• 5 Bare-Root: Approximately 25+ leaves total

• 10 Bare-Root: Approximately 50+ leaves total

• 1 Potted: Approximately 10+ leaves

• 5 Potted: Approximately 50+ leaves total

• 10 Potted: Approximately 100+ leaves total

⚠️ Disclaimer

Like most Bucephalandra species, minor leaf melt may occur after introduction as the plant adjusts to new water parameters. This is normal and temporary—new submersed leaves will regrow from the rhizome once the plant stabilizes.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Certain aquatic plants may be restricted or regulated in some U.S. states. Always check your local and state regulations before purchasing or introducing plants into natural waterways. Never release aquarium plants into the wild.

 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.