Black Bat Flower - Tacca Chantrieri

Tacca chantrieri is the scientific name of the plant black bat. The Black bat plant belongs to the yam family Dioscoreaceae. Tacca Chantrieri is included in the kingdom of plantae. The bat flower is a rare and unique addition to your home garden collection. More Information : The Black bat flower has broad, shiny, decorative, bright green leaves with the smooth texture. The Black bat flower blooms from the center of the plant on the long stem. The flower has its unique appear. It looks like a bat with long cat whiskers. These whiskers normally long about 8 to 10 inches and that bat flower typically consists with black, maroon and green colors. The Black bat flowers are made up of two broad petals, a pair of whiskers and a small cluster of flowers. Those petals spread 5 inches across. The flower stalk is long about 12 inches. After the full development of 3 or 4 leaves, the first flower will become to appear on the plant. There are more than 10 verities of black bat flower plants in the world. Among those, Tacca integrifolia (white bat flower) and Tacca chantrieri (Black bat flower) are can easily find in the home gardens. Season of the Black Bat flower is typically in May to September. In that season black bat plants can bloom about 8 times. And also, produce 6 to 12 flower buds during the season period. The Bat flower plant can grow up to the height of about 3 feet. Under the normal weather conditions, the bat flower plant’s lifetime is around 2 years. Follow Us Gardening Web Site : Facebook Page : Twitter :