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toxicodendron radicans

Tacca chantrieri is also known as the bat flower. You can probably see why. Those black, bat-like flowers can apparently grow up to 30cm in diameter!

They're shade loving plants which grow in the forest understorey across Southeast Asia and Southern China. They're also related to yams.

Gosh, these flowers are gorgeous, but I'm not sure where to even begin describing them. Two large petals either side really do look a lot like bat wings. They're also covered with whiskers which splay out from their centres. Apparently those whiskers can grow remarkably long.
#baturday
toxicodendron radicans

Maybe I'm a day late for , but I managed to get hold of some bat flower seeds!

I'm not sure if I'll be able to germinate any of them TBH, but that won't stop me from trying!

A tiny glass bottle with some little black teardrop-shaped bat flower seeds. The bottle is sitting on a blank notebook page, showing that these seeds are rather small!
toxicodendron radicans

@anarchiv
I hope I can get them to grow. They need warm temperatures, and the recent weather makes that a little tricky!

Souvlaki Space Station

@InvaderXan sigh yeah. I've a hard time keeping my beans alive, let alone tropical plants. are you going to grow them in your bathroom?

toxicodendron radicans

@anarchiv
Sadly, my bathroom only has one tiny window. But my hibiscus seems quite happy on my desk, so maybe the bat flower might like it there too...

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