Bucephalandra sp. Kualakuayan 2

It's one of the oldest Bucephalandra introduced to the aquariums. Beautiful medium-sized variety. The leaves are big, elastic, in the shape of a water drop, slightly wavy on the edges, dark green. 

New leaves are reddish, darken with time and get bright green colour. Old leaves are dark green and have got well visible blue tint.

Kualakuayan 2 often flourishes in my tank, sometimes creating a few flowers within a single parent plant.

Bucephalandra sp. Kualakuayan 1

A small specimen, one of the oldest Bucephalandra introduced to the aquariums. Simple, straight and small leaves (but very unique) make that I wouldn't confuse it with any other varieties.

The delicate, blue tint renders the feeling of pleasure, while looking on it. 

Bucephalandra sp. Narcissus I, II, III

The Narcissus can be divided between three species and each one of them is different. They differ from each other when it comes to the size and shape of the leaves. I heard that they have pink and pointy flowers, but they have never bloomed in my tank yet.

NARCISSUS I - in my opinion it is most beautyful of all Narcissists. The leaves are slightly curly. Young leaves are yelowish, darken with time and turns red. The old leaves are blue.  

NARCISSUS II - the biggest of the Narcissus. The oblong, oval leaves are bluish, but they are not so curly like Narcissus I.

NARCISSUS III - the smallest one. The leaves are dark green, with a subtle blue sheen.

Comparision photo of all narcissists:

Bucephalandra sp. Semadang

It's a beautyful midle-sized specimen. It's bluish and almond shaped leaves look attractive. It does not causing problems in cultivation and it is fast growing variety. The eye-catching central vein of the leaf is a characteristic feature.

  

Young leaves are yelowish. In this specimen shiny dots are clearly visible and densely arranged.
Mature leaves are about 6 cm without the stem, and 9-11 cm with the stem.

Bucephalandra sp. Pink Biblis

Young leaves of Pink Biblis look like candies. They are completely pink. They darken with age and become more blue/pink color. Curly leaves are about 5 cm long.

Bucephalandra sp. Apollo

It's probably the smallest of all hard-stemed species. Small leaves are placed on a short, redish stems. This specimen looks like a miniature of the Theia species.

A single seedling has got about 5 cm height, leaves are about 1,5 cm long.

On the pinkish back side of the leaf you can see the redish leaf veins . 

Bucephalandra sp. Copper

If I were to name this plant I'd call it "Rainbow". It's one of the most colourful variety I've ever seen. The specimen is medium sized. Submerged leaves have probably all colors of the rainbow. Young leaves are reddish/orange.  It is one of my favorite and oldest Bucephalandra.

The leave, placed on short stems have the shape of water drops.

With age, the Copper accelerates its rate of growth.

Bucephalandra sp. Silver Powder

It's a quite fast growing specimen. It can creep to rocks, affix to them, and grow on them. Not cuted can grow high. It has beautyful blue veins. New leaves are bright green.

Schismatoglottis Roseospatha

It isn't a Bucephalandra species, but it also belongs to the Araceae family. It also has shining dots and able to attach to the rocks.

It's named for the spathe colour, which in the original collection was rose pink. Wild populations range from rose pink to almost white. In habitat it grows in full sun on water-splashed rocks (P. Boyce).

It's a quite small specimen - it has about 10-12 cm height. Submersed leaves have a visible blue shine with a blue vein. In habitat it grows on wet rocks but also grows in rivers. Variations grow in rivers are smaller.

Bucephalandra sp. Achilles, Dark Achilles

Other alternative names: Skeleton King, Dark Skeleton King

The Achilles is probably the biggest Bucephalandra. It's characteristic feature is a highly visible vein of the leaf (more visible in the emers form).

There are two varieties - green and blue (dark blue). 

GREEN ACHILLES is smaller than the Dark. The emers form has green leaves but submersed leaves show blue accents.

DARK ACHILLES is bigger and the leaves are blue or deep blue. Young leaves are reddish.

Achilles flowers are white, but there are also reported varietes with pink flowers. Achilles stems grow vertically so multiplication is done through separation young seedlings appear on thick stems. It is not a creeping specimen like Gaia, Silver Powder or Aegis.

Size comparision:

TIPS: I have observed that in the case of a larger amount of iron in water, Achilles gets pink pigment, and it is also visible in the back side of the leaf.

Anubias "White"

It's not a Bucephalandra, but it also belongs to the Araceae family and looks very interesting, so I allowed myself to insert a description here :)

I would like to present one of the most controversial plant in recent times: 

Anubias "White"

Why it is controversial? Because within few aquarists these white leaves raise admiration, others think it's disgusting. Some people say that white-green leaves look weak and sick, as if they were covered with algae. Personally, I think that it is a very interesting plant and it may allow to create a fabulous arrangement together with other, darker plants. 

Because the leaves are white plant needs more light to accelerate its slow growth. It is helpful to bury the plant into the fertilizer substrate. Young seedlings and their leaves are completely white. 

Over time, the leaves continue to darken and green spots are more visible. Belong to small Anubias variations.