QAUZUY GARDEN 5 Rare Bat Flower Seeds, Cat's Whiskers, Devil's Flower, Tiger Beard, Tacca Chantrieri - Remarkable Stunning Tropical Exotic Perennial Flower

Tacca chantrieri is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae. It is commonly called the black bat flower. Tacca chantrieri is an unusual plant in that it has black flowers. These flowers are somewhat bat-shaped, are up to 12 inches across, and have long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 28 inches. The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) is an exotic-looking, unusual plant that is somewhat difficult to grow but is rewarding for its unusual shape, texture, and color. True to its common name, the bat flower looks like a bat with its wing-shaped bracts and seed pods that look a bit like bat faces. It is an understory plant native to the forests of Asia and Australia and grows best in a semi-tropical environment. This plant is sometimes also referred to as tiger beard or cat's whiskers due to its long bracteoles that look like whiskers. The purple variety is a dark dusky color that ranges from maroon to purple but often looks black. Dramatic in the garden, bat flowers do not survive long in a vase and aren't good as a cut flower. The bat flower will bloom from late spring through early fall with new blooms appearing repeatedly throughout the season.