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Tacca nivea, Tacca integrifolia, Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, White Tacca

Tacca nivea, Tacca integrifolia

Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, White Tacca
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Origin: Malaysia
USDA Zone: 10-11?
USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftShadeRegular waterWhite, 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 (integrifolia) - White Bat Head Lily

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Tacca nivea - seeds

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