Tacca chantrieri
Bat plant
Tacca chantrieri, the black bat flower, is an exotic flowering plant with unusual bat-like, black flowers up to 30 cms. across.with "whiskers" that can be up to e in the yam family Dioscoreaceae. Tacca chantrieri is an unusual plant in that it has black flowers. These flowers are somewhat bat-shaped, are up to 12 inches across, and have several long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 70 cms. long.
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Bat plant
Latin name
Tacca chantrieri
type
Flowering plant
family
Dioscoreaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.50 M
1.00 M
Tacca chantrieri
Tacca chantrieri, the black bat flower, is an exotic flowering plant with unusual bat-like, black flowers up to 30 cms. across.with "whiskers" that can be up to e in the yam family Dioscoreaceae. Tacca chantrieri is an unusual plant in that it has black flowers. These flowers are somewhat bat-shaped, are up to 12 inches across, and have several long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 70 cms. long.
Propogation by division
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Divide rhizomes in spring and plant one piece per pot.
Flowering
From Late Summer TO Early Autumn
Give it some space to spread its wings. Those exotic flowers grow up to 12 inches (30 cm) across, and feature "whiskers" that reach 24 inches (60 cm) long.
Propogation by seed
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Can be grown from seed planted at any time, covered and kept at 18-20C until germinated. Pot up once a second leaf has grown.
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