Tacca palmata

A small growing tuberous Tacca with maple-leaf-shaped leathery leaves and tall slender spikes of pale purple to green flowers backed by a clover-leaf of green bracts.

A rich, moist, well-drained soil and a lightly shaded but not too dark position give the best results.

Similar plants:

• Scaevola taccada, Scaevola sericea (Naupaka kahakai, Sea Lettuce, Beach Plum, Beach Grape, Half Flower)
• Tacca chantrieri (Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, Black Tacca)
• Tacca leontopetaloides (Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot)
• Tacca nivea, Tacca integrifolia (Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower, White Tacca)