Black Bat Flower - Tacca Chantrieri - Exotic Chinese Bulb Seeds - Devil Flower Pumpkin

Black Bat Flower - Tacca Chantrieri - Exotic Chinese Bulb Seeds - Devil Flower PumpkinThe Black bat flower, Tacca chantrieri, is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae. Tacca chantrieri is an unusual species in that it has black flowers. These flowers are somewhat bat shaped, are up to 12 inches across, and have long 'whiskers' that can grow up to 28 inches. There are different colour types, including white and brown, both retaining the whiskers of the black variety. Tacca chantrierei grow wild in the tropical

If growing guidance is followed correctly a germination percentage of 50% can be expected

Tough green rind with dark-green broken stripes

thorny leaves

internal consumption

The Scoville heat unit for this variety is : 500 to 2 500 SHU

Can be direct-sown in 10 to 15-cm pots and bowls

They are green on the front and grey-green on the back

Countrywide

It is also known in the Anglophone world as 'Hot lemon' or 'Lemon Drop'

strap-shaped

evergreen shrub of bogs

A few species are found in the Northern Great Province and the Free State