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Tacca chantrieriCat’s Whiskers, Devil Flower, Bat Plant

Tacca chantrieriCat's Whiskers, Devil Flower, Bat Plant

Bat Orchid (Devil Flower) – Tacca chantrieri – This unusual member of the family Dioscoreaceae (yams) has black flowers. It grows wild in Yunnan Province, China, where they may reach 36″(91.44 cm) in height. The flowers are somewhat bat-shaped and up to 12″ (30.48 cm) wide with filaments or whiskers …

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