Bucephalandra micrantha Needle Leaf - Dennerle InVitro

The small remaining Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle leaf" is a particularly beautiful Bucephalandra from the tropical island of Borneo. Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle Leaf" has rather narrow green leaves and develops reddish stems. Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle Leaf" grows extremely slowly, reaches only 4-6 cm in height and requires little care. Pruning is not due until very late.

In nature these bucephalandra grow partly above and partly under water - sometimes one and the same clump is half below the water level. Very often you can find this Bucephalandra in the splash water area at fast flowing stream sections. Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle leaf" is a perching plant and should be tied up on hard substrate such as wood or stones or glued on with plant glue.

Its adhesive roots on the rhizome quickly attach to the substrate, and the plant grows creeping along the substrate. Until Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle Leaf" is firmly grown to the substrate, it is best fixed with some nylon thread or a few drops of cyanoacrylate-based super glue or plant adhesive.

Popular with collectors is tying the various Bucephalandra species onto individual lava rocks or planting them in glass Plant Pods that can be attached to the aquarium glass with a suction cup.

Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle leaf" is perfect for nano tanks, foreground in larger aquariums and also for breeding aquariums. Stones planted with Bucephalandra can be easily removed from the breeding aquarium when it is time to catch animals out, get an overview or select. From the water requirements a Bucephalandra fits perfectly into an aquarium with high breeding shrimps.

Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle leaf" needs little to medium light, it grows very well in the light shade of higher plants. This hardy aquarium plant does not require CO2 fertilization or even regular fertilizer applications. However, with a steady fertilization and a supply of CO2 it will grow a tiny bit faster than without.

You can easily propagate this Buce by cutting off an approximately 2 cm long piece of rhizome with two to four leaves and re-tying it - but because Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle Leaf" grows very slowly, you need patience for this.

Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle leaf" is also suitable for planting in a humid environment above water. For flowering, the aquarium plant can also come submerged. Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle Leaf" is perfect for waterfall aquariums, flowing aquariums, stream aquariums with and without a land part, aquaterrariums and paludariums or even for plant jars. It is also ideal for use on the border of water and land.

Here you buy a Bucephalandra micrantha "Needle leaf" from the laboratory breeding of Dennerle in an InVitro cup. This aquarium plant was raised sterile and brings no surprises in the form of co-inhabitants such as worms or other parasites, snails or pesticides. Simply rinse off the nutrient and tie it on.

Our recommendation: For magnificent plant growth, we recommend the use of the NatureHolic fertilizer series and for new setups the Premium Nutrient NatureHolic GroundBooster.

Expert Tip: With the NatureHolic plant glue you can glue this plant gently and easily to stones, roots and decoration . Made in Germany, the adhesive does not pollute the water and has no negative impact on the stocking.