TCulture Bucephalandra Velvet Dragon (Pot)

Description

The TCulture Bucephalandra Velvet Dragon (Pot) is an epiphytic aquatic plant that can be attached to driftwood or rocks.

Key Features

• Epiphytic plant — attach to hardscape rather than planting in substrate
• Low to moderate light requirements
• Provides natural cover and grazing surfaces for fish and shrimp

Bucephalandra Velvet Dragon in Singapore Aquascapes

Velvet Dragon builds on the popular Velvet line with a slightly more dramatic leaf form, giving aquascapers a textured, deep-toned buce that holds its own as a feature plant. Supplied potted and pest-free, it is well suited to the detailed nano and iwagumi-style layouts popular among Singapore hobbyists. We like placing it where shadows fall across hardscape, since the matte leaves absorb light and add a sense of depth that glossier plants cannot replicate.

Keep it epiphytic: fix the rhizome to driftwood or rock with glue or thread and never bury it, as a buried rhizome will rot. In our 27-29C ambient water it thrives without a chiller, and our soft tap water suits it once dechlorinated. Growth is characteristically slow, so a healthy specimen rewards patience rather than rushing. Gentle, consistent flow over the rhizome and stable parameters keep it settled and resistant to leaf melt.

Discover more in our epiphytes range. The Velvet care guide applies closely to this variant, and if leaf edges discolour after settling our browning leaves fix covers the common Singapore causes.