Rare Black Tacca Chantrieri Seeds ~ Black Bat Flower ~ Black Lily ~ Bat ~ Devil’s Flower ~ Exotic Flower ~ Unusual Flowers

The Black Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri) is a rare and unusual plant. One word best describes it: WOW! These flowers will stop you in your tracks! Tacca chantrieri is a beautiful and very exotic tropical plant oddly related to yams.

A bizarre but quite beautiful plant with aspidistra-like foliage and large, darkest purple, almost black flowers which resemble Batman's cape. The most intriguing features though are the bunches of long 'whiskers' protruding from the centre.

It prefers shade and likes to stay moist but not soggy. The unusual black flowers look like bats with long cat whiskers rising on long stems from the broad shiny leaves. It tends to bloom from late summer through fall, often flowering just in time for Halloween.

~ Includes ~

~Quantity of Seeds, ranging from 1-4 (your choice).

~ Grow and Care Instructions.

* Last Photos are the other colors available: White and Green.

🦇Tacca Grow and Care Instructions🦇

For best results, sow seeds in good light at any time onto a good soil-based compost.Cover the seeds with fine grit or compost to approximately their own depth. We recommend germinating at 15 to 20 degrees C. Seeds should ideally germinate in between 2 and 6 weeks although they make take considerably longer.

Light

In the rooms for the perennial, it is better to choose places in partial shade, avoiding contact of the flower with direct sunlight. If you plan to grow Tacca on the windowsill, then it will be more correct to select windows facing east or west.

Air temperature

Since the perennial is a tropical plant, it needs to provide a certain microclimate for growth and flowering. In summer, the temperature for the flower should be maintained in the range from +18 to +30 degrees. With the arrival of autumn, it is recommended to lower the indicators to +20 degrees, avoiding significant fluctuations and deviations. It is important for the flower not to allow hypothermia, which for the culture is a temperature below +18. It is important to ventilate the room with the flower, however, drafts are best avoided.

Air humidity

A tropical plant will need to maintain a high level of humidity in the room, for this the florist should regularly spray the culture or use household humidifiers. As an effective option for maintaining an optimal level of humidity, you can consider placing a pot with a flower in a large tray with wet expanded clay or moss. As mandatory measures for the care of the flower, the flower will be provided with a night "steam bath". The essence of the humidification method is to place the plant in an enclosed room filled with steam.

Watering

In the summer of the "black lily" it is recommended to provide abundant moisture, the top layer of soil in the pot should be constantly moist. In autumn, watering can be somewhat reduced, and as for the winter months, during this period, the soil can be allowed to dry by one third of the total volume. For humidification, it is necessary to use well-kept water at room temperature.

Ground

A loose substrate with good aeration will become a suitable ground for Tacca. To grow a flower, you can use a ready-made mixture for orchids, which is sold in garden and flower shops. Also, the soil mixture for a tropical perennial can be prepared independently. For these purposes, it will be enough to combine one part of peat and leaf land with half of sand and turf land.

Top dressing

The flower will need fertilizer from spring to mid-autumn. It is best to feed the culture once every 14 days. In winter, it is best to refuse to fertilize the crop. For this purpose, you can use the compositions recommended for flowering houseplants.

Transplanting and pruning

There will be no need to transplant a flower into a new container every year. It will be necessary to replace the pot with a larger container only when the root system of the plant completely fills its volume. The work on the transplant is carried out in the spring. It is not necessary to cut the leaves of the takka, only the faded peduncle is subject to removal, otherwise you can spoil the appearance of the culture.

Resting phase

The plant goes into a dormant phase in winter. During this period, watering is reduced, and the indoor air temperature is maintained at +20 degrees. It is recommended to spray the flower weekly to observe the appropriate humidity level for the tacca.

Seeding

Before planting, the seeds should be washed and dried well. For processing, it is more correct to use a weak solution of potassium permanganate. After that, the seeds are rooted in a nutrient substrate, and germinate at a temperature not lower than +30 degrees.

The optimal composition for growing a tropical perennial will be leafy earth mixed with sand in equal proportions. Deepen the seeds into the ground should not be more than 1-1. 5 centimeters, with mandatory drainage at the bottom of the pot. You can expect the first shoots in 4-6 months. During this period, it is necessary to provide the seeds with heat, without temperature changes,and also avoid excessive moisture. Stronger young plants can be transplanted into separate pots.

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