Black Bat Plant In Australia. Dig the planting hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the root ball. Prepare to be amazed by these almost-black flowers with whiskers up to 70cm long.
Bat Flower Tacca Chantrieri A Very Unusual Species With Black Bat Shaped Flowers Up To 12 Across And Long Whiskers That Can Grow Up To 28 Tacca Chantri from www.pinterest.com
Tacca chantrieri is an unusual plant in that it has black flowers. Australias landscape and the environment is great for cultivating Tacca species plants and there are a few varieties that are native to the land. Plant in a shaded location with indirect sunlight.
Dig the planting hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the root ball.
And as it is subject to Black Spot fungal disease you can keep this at bay by a weekly spraying of the fungicide used to control Black Spot in rosesie Rose Spray. The Bat Plant is an amazing addition to shaded gardens in the north and your indoor selection in the south. Its larger cousin the White Bat Plant Tacca integrifolia is much more sensitive and may need winter protection even in South-East Queensland. There are ten species in the genus Tacca.
