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🦇Tacca chantrieri is one of the strangest plants on the planet. Its dark purple blossoms are a foot across, with winged petals and long stamens that dangle a couple of feet. The blooms look like bat faces. This is quite a plant.

• Unusual bat-shaped flowers
• Long, attractive 'whiskers'
• The perfect alternative to growing orchids

🦇Dark, bat shaped, bracts hover over dark maroon flowers veined with purple bracts make this an outstanding specimen. Long whiskers hang down from the flower. Flowers begin to bloom in early summer and rest atop 6-12 flower stems once the plant produces 3-4 lance shaped dark green leaves.

🌱Growing Instructions

• Soak seeds for 24 hours in warm water.
• Fill a pot with seed starting mix, (something containing a combination of perlite/vermiculite/peat moss/coir/pumice.) and water, allow to drain.
• Place seeds 1/16 in. deep, and cover with light layer of soil. Water the soil and keep it moist but not wet.
• Place the pot in a warm, sunny location. Tacca needs consistent heat and moisture to germinate, ideally 80-85 degrees. Germination can take 2-6 months, please be patient!

🖤Fun Facts
1. Native to the Old World Tropics and Pacific Islands
2. Highly prized by horticultural hobbyists
3. Grows wild in the understory of tropical rainforests
💡Note
This is a demanding seed to start and will require patience for germination – (1-9 months) in addition to proper care for success. Needs humidity, protection from wind, proper soil, correct watering program. Under excellent conditions the plant will reward you with a multitude of exotic blooms and will be well worth the work.