Bat Flower Live Plant (Tacca chantrieri) Flower Colour:White Firmness of arils

Firmness of arils

Recognized colloquially as Chinese evergreens

bushy shrub-like tree

Lovely flavor

There are also a range of traditional uses for the fruit

Bat Flower Live Plant (Tacca chantrieri) Flower Colour:White Firmness of arilsNative to southern parts of Asia, bat flower (Tacca spp.) has shiny, bright green leaves. It blooms on a stem from the center of the plant, with a cluster of purple flowers in the center. Above these flowers are two bracts (leaves that resemble flower petals) that look like bat wings. Numerous threadlike bracteoles hang from the flowers resembling 8 10 inch long whiskers. Most common is the black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri); its wing like bracts are