• Bucephalandra green velvet
  • Bucephalandra green velvet
  • Bucephalandra green velvet
  • Bucephalandra green velvet
  • Bucephalandra green velvet
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Bucephalandra green velvet

Velvety deep green leaves — popular and easy to grow

£8.99
£8.99

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    Quick Facts

    Common name:

    Origin: Europe/Asia

    Position in Aquarium: Attach to wood/rock

    Grows up to (cm): 10 cm

    Pot Size: 5 cm

    Growth rate: Slow
    Description

    Bucephalandra 'Green Velvet' is one of the most popular and widely kept Bucephalandra varieties, with rich, velvety-textured deep green leaves that have an almost plush appearance under good lighting. It's one of the more reliable and forgiving Buce varieties — a good starting point for anyone exploring the genus — while still offering the characteristic iridescent quality the genus is known for.

    Care is straightforward: low light, attach to hardscape, no CO2 required (though it benefits growth and colour). Slow growing and very low maintenance once established. Shrimp are drawn to the leaf surface and coexist well with all Bucephalandra.

    Attach the rhizome to wood or rock with thread or aquarium-safe superglue. Do not bury the rhizome.
    Plant Sizes

    You’ll receive a healthy, rooted plant in a pot, similar to those shown. Each one is hand-checked before dispatch.
    Shipping

    Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 4pm, Monday to Friday. Tracked 24 Service from £4.99, DPD Express from £6.99.
    Bucephalandra green velvet
    Bucephalandra green velvet
    Bucephalandra green velvet
    Bucephalandra green velvet

    Customers praised this aquatic plant for its "healthy foliage," "striking leaf shape," and versatility. Reviews highlight "excellent quality" with robust growth and strong roots for attachment to rocks. Shoppers appreciated the "well packaged" delivery and noted it thrives in both low-light and CO2-injected tanks, offering a beautiful alternative to traditional plants.

    • Absolutely beautiful foreground plant with great foliage
    • Gorgeous bright leaves, very healthy and really really big compared to local shops
    • Healthy plant with good growth
    • 5 stars: 19 (95%)
    • 4 stars: 1 (5%)
    • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
    • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
    • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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    Robert Z. (Bradford, GB)
    Nice bushy green

    Nice bush green buce, happy

    Robert Z. review photo
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    Simon

    Great addition and fresh

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    Zoey

    Excellent quality plant, growing well. Very happy

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    Phillip B. (London, GB)
    Great little Buce!

    Well packaged and delivered timely as always from AE. Healthy plant with good growth. Doing great squeezed in between a dragon stone rock fall formation in a CO2 injected tank.

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    Ian H. (Manchester, GB)
    Another excellent little plant

    Despite royal mails delay (6 days) all my plants arrived unscathed due to good packaging.
    Plants are now in tank doing well

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    Harvey T.
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    Brilliant little plant this, cannot go wrong with this choice!

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    Philippa P.
    Review

    Very nicely rooted plants with healthy foliage and doing very well in the tank.

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    Andrew B.
    Review

    Absolutely beautiful foreground plant with great foliage. Attached to a couple of rocks and already seeing new leaf and root development. Leaf shape is very striking and a nice contrast to more traditional plants.

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    Joanna H.
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    Gorgeous bright leaves, very healthy and really really big compared to local shops. Got 3 or 4 plantlets from one plant.

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    Lesley K.
    Review

    Great looking plant with plenty of roots for you to attach to a rock.

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    Michael C.
    Review

    Really nice looking plant , planted in a bunch of three. first class delivery

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    Tina C.
    Review

    looking very good

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    Ian J.
    Review

    Very nice plant looks great tied to a piece of rock

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    Michael C.
    Review

    Nice healthy plants really look good seem to be growing well

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    Customer
    Review

    Lovely plants , delivered to Ireland in good condition.

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    Paul T.
    Review

    A beautiful little low light plant, a nice alternative to anubia.

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    Norman N.
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    Very quick delivery, well packed no damage and a nice healthy plant. Thank you team

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    Mark N.
    Review

    Stunning plant, the one I received was in superb health and a great size

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    Jordan D.
    Review

    Very pleased with this product! Came day after purchase and was the same size as one in picture. Very good quality and will buy from again!

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    Mark H.
    Review

    Costing at the time as much as a bunch of roses for mothers day, however, this is a new plant looks great and as all aqua's plant doing really well.

    Product FAQs

    Helpful details before you buy.

    Is Green Velvet a good Buce to start with?

    Yes — it is one of the more reliable and forgiving varieties. A good introduction to Bucephalandra for anyone new to the genus.

    Does it need CO2?

    No — it grows without CO2. Supplementation improves growth rate and can enhance the leaf colour.

    How do I plant it?

    Attach the rhizome to wood or rock with thread or aquarium-safe superglue. Do not bury the rhizome — this causes rot.

    Is it shrimp-safe?

    Yes — all Bucephalandra are excellent with shrimp. The leaf surface develops a biofilm that shrimp actively graze on.

    Does it have an iridescent sheen?

    Yes — under good lighting Green Velvet displays the characteristic Buce iridescence across the leaf surface.