Tacca chanterii "Bat Plant" 6"The Tacca chanterii, or "Black Bat Plant" or "Black Bat Flower", has possibly the most wicked cool flowers ever. Large black flowers that look like a bat in mid flight with long 'whiskers'. Humidity: high Light: part sun to part shade Soil: potting mix Watering: even moisture Images are used for general reference only. The size, shape and bloom state of each plant will vary.

double frilly

These lovely plants can have a range of habits from upright to mounding

well drained potting mix

Plectranthus is a genus of about 85 species of flowering plants from the sage family

otherwise known as "Spider Flower"

Ficus microcarpa

'Crispata' has very ruffled and crested leaves that can turn slightly lighter cream to pink at the edges depending on the light

or "Gray Birch" is a University of Wisconsin selection noted for its heat tolerance and borer resistance

Carex oshimensis 'O'Shea Evergold' has brilliant yellow variegation and is both a spiller and a filler in annual containers

bloom stat and shape of each plant will vary

Planting too deep is often fatal

the leaves and architecture is still something to behold