Red foliage on a Buce small enough for an Iwagumi. Bucephalandra sp. 'Red Mini' holds deep red to reddish-brown leaves, sometimes tinged purple, and stays compact enough to tuck into the tightest corner of a scape. Color deepens under strong light.
What You'll Receive
- One sealed 1 oz Vitro Culture® cup of tissue-cultured plantlets
- Free from algae, pests and snails; aquarium-ready after rinsing
Plant Profile
- Common name — Red Mini Buce
- Scientific name — Bucephalandra sp. 'Red Mini'
- Type — Rheophyte / epiphyte; rhizome-based, clumping
- Foliage — Red to reddish-brown, sometimes with purple hints; small and rounded
- Placement — Foreground or accent, attached to hardscape
- Growth rate — Slow
Care
- Difficulty — Intermediate
- Light — Medium to high. Light intensity is what brings the red out
- CO₂ — Not required, though it improves color and speeds growth
- Substrate — Not required. Attach to driftwood or rock — never bury the rhizome
- Propagation — Rhizome division
Grower's Notes
- Light, not fertilizer, is what makes it red. In low light it holds green-bronze and no amount of dosing changes that. If the color is why you are buying it, put it where the light actually reaches.
- Never bury the rhizome. Tie or glue it to wood or rock with the rhizome exposed; buried, it rots.
- Small leaves and slow growth suit nano tanks and Iwagumi layouts, where a faster plant would swamp the proportions.
- Rinse the gel off thoroughly before attaching. Residue fouls and invites rot at the rhizome.
- Red foliage reads strongest against green plants and pale hardscape — position it for contrast rather than in a red-heavy corner.
- 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.
Notes
- Color intensity and leaf size vary with lighting, CO₂ and aquarium conditions. Like all Bucephalandra, Red Mini prefers stable water parameters and patience during acclimation.
- 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® 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.
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.
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Customers praised these aquarium plants as "beautiful" and "vibrant," arriving in "excellent condition" and "healthy." Shoppers successfully divided cultures into multiple plants. Some noted the culture medium was challenging to clean, and tissue cultures may experience melting during adaptation. Overall, customers appreciated the quality and fast shipping.
- Very healthy, arrived in perfect condition
- This plant came in healthy and vibrant. Very pleased with it.
- Arrived vibrant, healthy and fast, beautiful plant
J
Plants are beautiful, I want to share that I live in Venezuela, so I bought the plants with a delivery address to a relative in Miami and he sent them to my country by express mail service, it took 12 days for the trip but the plants arrived spectacular and adapted perfectly to me very grateful aquarium and if you live outside of the usa you can try and buy them that surely arrive in perfect condition
D
Plants arrived healthy and as advertised. However, most are melting so I hope they’ll survive and eventually recover. My advice would be not to but tissue cultures unless you’re an expert.
M
The plants arrived healthy and vibrant. I was impressed with how well the packaging was done. Shipping was rather quick and the price was reasonable. Altogether the service was excellent. I used the Buce to make a bonsai tree. Working well so far
J
Just got mine in, first observation is its very small (which I had hoped for). The plant is very densely packed/grown together which made it tricky to separate. The roots were also very small. You could get about 4 plants out of it. Overall I'm happy with it.
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Bucephalandra Red Mini - Small Vitro Culture Cup
N
All the plants recently purchased and planted from APF arrived in excellent condition and are doing well. From here on out it is up to me to keep them happy in my particular set up.
k
very healthy, arrived in perfect condition
J
Plants arrived healthy, and I was able to divide the clump to make several smaller plants. The culture medium was hard to clean away from the roots. Very pleased!
B
This plant came in healthy and vibrant. Very pleased with it.
j
arrived vibrant,healthy and fast,beautiful plant,small but for my 5 gallon just perfect.
M
I was so happy how fast my package came. All of them are healthy and worth the money. I have never seen such good quality, I planted mine in my aquarium with no co2 and all of them are thriving.
I
excellent plants
M
I found it very well, come a few plants, is very beautiful, I hope to continue buying I had problems with the other plant I bought (baby tears, cuba) but in general everything is fine thanks
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