Bucephalandra Theia Green

Theia Green is the Bucephalandra for people who do not want blue or purple. Vivid green leaves with a wavy edge and a glossy surface, growing in a compact bushy clump — and like every Buce, it wants attaching to hardscape rather than planting.

What You'll Receive

Enhance your aquarium with our versatile selection of high-quality aquatic plants, available in convenient formats:

• Rooted Bunched: Approximately 1-2 plants with some roots, bundled with foam and a plant weight for easy placement.
• Rooted Potted: About 1-2 plants with some roots, securely potted in a net pot with rockwool, ensuring stability and healthy growth.

Choose the format that best suits your aquascaping needs and create a vibrant, lush underwater environment with our premium aquatic plants.

Plant Profile

• Common name — Theia Green Buce
• Scientific name — Bucephalandra sp. 'Theia Green'
• Also known as — Buce, Bucep; tribe Schismatoglottideae, family Araceae
• Origin — Borneo, Indonesia
• Placement — Foreground to midground, attached to hardscape
• Mature height — 2-4 inches
• Growth rate — Slow

Care

• Difficulty — Beginner
• Light — Low to medium
• CO₂ — Not required, though it speeds an already slow plant
• Water — 72-82°F, pH 6.0-7.5
• Substrate — None needed; tie or glue the rhizome to wood or rock
• Growth habit — Amphibious epiphyte, feeds from roots and water column
• Propagation — Rhizome division

Grower's Notes

• Expect roughly an inch of growth per year. Buce is among the slowest plants sold. Most arrive around 2-3 inches and stay close to that for a long time, which is exactly why it holds a scape's composition without trimming.
• Never bury the rhizome. The horizontal stem must sit in open water, tied or glued to a surface. Buried, it rots — and at this growth rate the loss is not recoverable in a season.
• 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.
• Green is the easy one to place. Blue and purple Buce demand a spot where the iridescence catches light. Theia Green reads well from any angle, which makes it the practical choice for a first Bucephalandra.
• Melt after shipping is normal. 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. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
• 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.

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.