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Dioscoreaceae
Black Bat Flower
Tacca chantrieri
Mystery and the unknown.
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Tacca
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, well-drained, acidic soil
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The flower can reach up to 12 inches across with whisker-like bracteoles extending up to 28 inches long.
- True black flowers are extremely rare in nature, and the bat flower is one of the few that come close.
- The plant requires high humidity of 60% or more to thrive, mimicking its tropical forest floor habitat.
- Each inflorescence can contain 20 to 40 individual small flowers beneath the bat-wing bracts.
- In its native habitat, the bat flower grows in the deep shade of tropical rainforest understories.
Color meanings
0
uniqueness
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dark elegance