QAUZUY GARDEN 5 Tacca Chantrieri Seeds Black Bat Flower, Tiger Beard, Cat's Whiskers, Devil's Flower Seeds - Perennial Exotic Tropical Flower - Striking Garden Accent Plant

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. For best results, soak seeds for 24 hours in warm water and then sow seeds in good light at any time onto a good soil-based compost. Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. We recommend germinating at 15 to 20 degrees C. Seeds should ideally germinate in between 2 and 6 weeks although they make take considerably longer.