Tacca chantrieri

#black

Wow that is a stunner

@janie love these....so dramatic. My mind boggles as to why nature decided this flower needed to be shaped like this.....!😃

@drnicko these are fascinating plants👽

@janie and to be a true black colour is unusual as mostly "black" flowers are dark purple. Does the plant get bigger each year, in terms of rhizome enlarging? I'm thinking of order a few from Thailand 😃

@drnicko they do get bigger and take a couple of years to flower. My friend tried grow one in Bendigo Vic. She kept it in her bathroom. She managed to get it to flower three years old. She was delighted . They are fussy in colder climates. Good luck Nicko 😈

@janie have you had a quick look at what I grow......? I have a whole bedroom set up to replicate the equator!! And yes I'm slightly crazy (and Aussie born) 😉😉

@drnicko you've got an incredible set up. All you really need to do is work out what colour you want.😀

@janie I've seen them also in white, but what other colours can you get??

@drnicko I only know of black and white. Will you get both? Where in a Australia were you from?

@janie from Adelaide, my dads Aussie, mums British. I'd love to come back but live in Queensland so I can grow my plants in a proper backyard!! 😎

What's keeping you there besides your big plant cupboard?