Black Bat Flower - Tacca Chantrieri - Exotic Chinese Bulb Seeds - Devil Flower Lettuce Cypress will likely forms knees

Cypress will likely forms knees with age

reaching a maximum of about 12m where there is good water

Medium hot pods have a unique shape remembering the hat of a Bishop

This high yielding variety has good internal colouring and excellent taste

Naturally found in grassland in Natal

Black Bat Flower - Tacca Chantrieri - Exotic Chinese Bulb Seeds - Devil Flower Lettuce Cypress will likely forms kneesThe 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