Tacca Integrifolia
White Bat Plant
The White Bat Flower (Tacca integrifolia) has exotic purple flowers with white "wings" and with several long "whiskers" hanging below the flowers - up to a foot in length.The plant likes humid conditions.
Contributed by @bel
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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
White Bat Plant
Latin name
Tacca Integrifolia
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 Integrifolia
The White Bat Flower (Tacca integrifolia) has exotic purple flowers with white "wings" and with several long "whiskers" hanging below the flowers - up to a foot in length.The plant likes humid conditions.
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 dark, 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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