Can bucephalandra be grown out of water and planted in dirt?

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Discussion Starter · Dec 15, 2016

Can bucephalandra be grown out of water and planted in dirt or would you need to superglue it to a rock or piece of wood then place it in the dirt to keep the Rhizome from being burred?

I think the anubias plant you have to keep the Rhizome out of the substrate.

Is the same true of bucephalandra and if so how do you grow it in dirt and out of the water?

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DennisSingh

· #2 · Dec 15, 2016

Yes you can plant it in dirt, keep moist though

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nel

· #3 · Dec 15, 2016

You can plant it exactly the same way you plant an anubias in the dirt. Remember the leaves will not be the same as submersed. They won't get beautiful colors like normally.

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Discussion Starter · #4 · Dec 15, 2016

StrungOut said:
Yes you can plant it in dirt, keep moist though

Do I bury it in dirt or only put it on the top of the dirt then let the roots extend into the dirt,etc....?

Is there some Rhizome rot issue going on if you bury it?

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nel

· #5 · Dec 15, 2016

Overwatch said:
Do I bury it in dirt or only put it on the top of the dirt then let the roots extend into the dirt,etc....?

Is there some Rhizome rot issue going on if you bury it?

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It will rot, if you place the rhizome under the dirt. Just put it on the diet and let it extend.

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Discussion Starter · #6 · Dec 15, 2016

nel said:
It will rot, if you place the rhizome under the dirt. Just put it on the diet and let it extend.

Ok, Got ya. So its like Anubias then.

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SGdiscus

· #7 · Dec 15, 2016

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Ok, Got ya. So its like Anubias then.

Yes, it is like Anubias. Do take note that you will really need to keep the plant very moist. I recently tried an experiment and grew my bucephalandra sp. kishii emersed. I placed the leaves just above the water surface and it leaves started to wilt after a day. This is even though the humidity was between 70 to 90%. I have re-adjusted the position such that the leaves have water running over it. Hopefully it recovers.

However not all bucephalandras behave in the same way. good luck!

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Discussion Starter · #8 · Dec 15, 2016

nel said:
You can plant it exactly the same way you plant an anubias in the dirt. Remember the leaves will not be the same as submersed. They won't get beautiful colors like normally.

Yeah but I can grow more of it then place the smaller pieces in my aquariums. :grin2:

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DennisSingh

· #9 · Dec 15, 2016 (Edited by Moderator)

Overwatch said:
Do I bury it in dirt or only put it on the top of the dirt then let the roots extend into the dirt,etc....?

Is there some Rhizome rot issue going on if you bury it?

Thanks

You can see it in nature in the soil off videos on Facebook, not sure if i can find em. I have some emmersed at the moment in the backyard.

Not too sure rhizome rot issue is really an issue. Does that mean the rhizome melts away or becomes squishy? If so, that is not true at all.

I'll double check in the morning to see how they're doing

When I received my buces imported they come in hella dry, the plant is fine this way but transitioning submerged leaves will melt away. Especially without the proper co2 and conditions.

ok didn't want to wait until tomorrow, i took a picture of my one emmersed buce, stock is low, rhizome is indeed intact, new roots growing
All i do is use aqua soil, dirt will be the same, aquarium, water, ceran wrap seal and indirect sunlight and your good, i don't have a clue why i do not see more emmersed setups like this, its rather really easy, direct sunlight will scorch plants though so i would recommend it unless you keep the humidity up really high
drops will form at the top of the ceran wrap and you can tap it to drop the droplets down, otherwise it was way less wet before i did that

Or you can do it this way, slightly submerged....with the same concept, you can use any container too

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