Mr. F Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 So I was down at an LFS in Monterey, CA (The Ultimate Aquarium) and I picked up some super reds (and a tiger hitched along) as well as some plants. Now the owner, Larry I think is his name, is he nicest dude ever. So with a Java fern, crypt spiralis, and bunch of wisteria, he threw in another small Java, a random crypt, and 15-20 leaves (4 stems) of this buce.. He said "it's like a $35 plant" and I was thinking, yeah, it's Buce... Lol. The leaves are about 1/2" long. Let me know what you think it is! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I tried to research and can only really tell that it looks like some type of brownie... Brownie jade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I am sure that you have heard this before, but... Buces mostly all look the same. You could probably categorize buces into like 4 or 5 leaf varieties, but they all have crazy names. With so many buce varieties out there it is just hard to keep track of all of them. What I can tell you is they like to grow when attached to rock or wood, rather than being buried. svetilda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. F Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I am sure that you have heard this before, but... Buces mostly all look the same. You could probably categorize buces into like 4 or 5 leaf varieties, but they all have crazy names. With so many buce varieties out there it is just hard to keep track of all of them. What I can tell you is they like to grow when attached to rock or wood, rather than being buried. Yeah, I just shoved them in there temporarily until I decide what I wanna do with them. I may leave them there but bury some small rocks beneath them to provide anchoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svetilda Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 I so agree with jem_xxiii! I bought maybe 10 varieties from Han, mostly Brownies but still... and I can't see much differense between them. Some maybe smaller, some larger but most of them look alike in my low tech tank. Soothing Shrimp and Mr. F 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaprawn Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I don't mean to hijack your thread, but Buce are just beautiful plants. If it helps, here's my Brownie Brown and it looks like what you have in your hands. And the sp Iris flowering. Tie it on a rock and put it on top of the substrate. ShrimpP, Mr. F, Soothing Shrimp and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I was told once by Han (I think?) that when the ID of a buce is unknown, you have to wait for it to flower to find out what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Soothing Shrimp said: I was told once by Han (I think?) that when the ID of a buce is unknown, you have to wait for it to flower to find out what it is. the man speaks the truth. it is probably one of the only most certain ways to tell which buce you have. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I've been trying to locate a buce flower chart out of curiosity. Has anyone found one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Soothing Shrimp said: I've been trying to locate a buce flower chart out of curiosity. Has anyone found one? nope, might still be a little early for it. I have heard of a lot of people who cut off the flower when they find it growing. I do not remember why though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Wives tale is that once it flowers the plant dies. I read that that is really not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Yeah, that's not true. I've had multiple variations of Bucephalandra flower while being grown submersed/immersed and they are still alive to this day! Haven't grown emersed though, but pretty sure I've bought plenty of Buce that were once grown emersed (and flowered during that time). Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I think it was more along the lines of the plant uses a lot of its energy with the flower that the rest of the plant suffers for a little, so people just cut the flowers. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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