Tacca chantrieri

Bat Plant - Black

                                        ID#639

 

Tropical placed in a large planter to create a tropical forest feel, provide shade and color to complement the new orchids that are now hanging in the glasshouse.


HEIGHT X SPREAD: 20 inches x 20 inches PLANT TYPE: Tropical -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: shade WATER: moist well, drained, high humidity SOIL: porous, organic, well drain. Do not like to be root bound
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: The flowers are dark brown or a dark maroon color with long whisker-like filaments resembling a flying bat or cat with long whiskers. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: leaves....
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant is growing fast and well. After a few weeks it develop flowers, unfortunately I took no photos of them. -Plant perish during hurricane flood august 2011. Plant appeared relatively easy to grow, I will consider it again in a none flood Zone. -March 3, 2017: (1) new rhizomes potted along with (2) white in a 12” clay pot with a mixture of (Coir, prof. soil, perlite and small fir bark), few large Orchiata chunks at bottom of pot.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

March 2017

Additional Information: www.tropicalgardensofmaui.com

March 3, 2017: www.easybulbstogrow.com

July. 2011

Flower SAMPLE photo