Bat Flower Live Plant (Tacca chantrieri) Flower Colour:White short juvenile period

short juvenile period

except for the Northern Territory and Western Australia

Minerals: Contains calcium

including polyphenols

These plants are highly sought after for their sweet white fruit and edible core

Bat Flower Live Plant (Tacca chantrieri) Flower Colour:White short juvenile periodNative to southern parts of Asia, bat flower (Tacca spp.) has shiny, bright green leaves. It blooms on a stem from the center of the plant, with a cluster of purple flowers in the center. Above these flowers are two bracts (leaves that resemble flower petals) that look like bat wings. Numerous threadlike bracteoles hang from the flowers resembling 8 10 inch long whiskers. Most common is the black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri); its wing like bracts are