Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily)

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

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 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.


Similar plants: Tacca nivea (Bat Head Lily)




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