Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily)

Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily) white flower with dark purple center close up view
Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily) white flower with dark purple center and long trailing thin filaments.

Botanical names: Tacca nivea, Tacca integrifolia

Common names: Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, White Tacca

Family: Dioscoreaceae

Origin: Malaysia

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftShadeWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyWhite, off-white flowers

Curious, bat-like maroon-black inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like white bracts, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers". The small black flowers are succeeded by heavy berries, corrugated olive-green leaves with oblique base. These are interesting, evergreen, perennial and herbaceous plants that grow wild in many tropical climates. They can be grown in humid, tropical greenhouses. See page about Tacca.

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Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily) white flower close up with dark purple long whiskers
Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily) flower with broad white petals and thin trailing purple whiskers.
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Tacca chantrieri (Bat Head Lily) flower with long whiskers and large bracts on green foliage.
Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily) white flower and large green leaves in many pots.
Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily) with white flowers and wide green foliage in many pots.
Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily) white and maroon flower close up on green leaves.
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Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/tacca_nivea.htm

Tacca nivea, White Bat Head Lily

VERY RARE! White Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, White Tacca. Curious, bat-like maroon-black inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like white bracts, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers". The small black flowers are succeeded by heavy berries, corrugated olive-green leaves with oblique base. These are interesting, evergreen, perennial and herbaceous plants that grow wild in many tropical climates. They can be grown in humid, tropical greenhouses or as an indoor collection specimen.

Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Grown in
6"/1 gal pot
In stock
$49.95