Tacca leontopetaloides (Green Bat Flower) - Video 1
Botanical name: Tacca leontopetaloides
Common names: Green Bat Flower, Polynesian Arrowroot
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Origin: Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-11
Cold tolerance: 35°F
Plant form: Small
Mature height: 2-5 ft
Sun exposure: Semi-shade; shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular; moderate
Flower color: Unusual color
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Ethnomedical: Ethnomedical plant, traditionally used in folk or indigenous medicineTacca leontopetaloides
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Spectacular rare variety of Tacca with unusual green flowers. Flowers are borne on tall stalks in greenish-purple clusters, with long trailing bracts.
This plant is dormant during Fall-Winter, dropping leaves. Leaves come back in spring.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
This plant is dormant during Fall-Winter, dropping leaves. Leaves come back in spring.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Grown in
6"/1 gal pot, bulb in winter
4 plants in stock
$29.95