Our recent bit of meeting fun involved our long time member, Nancy Dunn, displaying her beautiful and unique White Bat Flower Plant! Nancy has cared for this plant for nearly 40 years!!! Thank you Nancy for sharing this with us!
White Bat Flower: Tacca integrifolia, the white batflower or black lily, is a species of flowering plant in the yam family of Dioscoreaceae. It is native to tropical and subtropical rainforests in hilly regions of South Asia from Pakistan to Bangladesh, Indochina, Malay Peninsular, Sumatra, Java and eastern China. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Tacca integrifolia Family: Dioscoreaceae
Height: 2-4′ tall missouribotanicalgarden.org Kingdom: Plantae
Bat flower will start to bloom after it has produced at least two leaves and may bloom up to 8 times in one season.Taccas have large, beautiful foliage and prefer to be grown in low light with good air circulation. Keep the soil moist but not soggy.
Tacca Bat Plants are generally a thirsty plant and can be sensitive to underwatering or stretches without watering. Always water your bat flower after planting.
It must get at least four hours of bright, indirect light.
White Bat Flower Plant