Ear like bracts stand at attention above the cat-like whiskers of this unusual plant.
The Tacca Chantrieiri has many common names: Bat Flower, Black Bat Flower, Cats Whiskers, Devil Flower, Bat Head Lily, Bat Plant, Devil’s Tongue, Black Tacca, Jews Beard, Voodoo Flower.
It is a native to tropical areas of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, and southern China: particularly Yunnan Province. Tucked away in a shady corner of my garden it bursts into spectacular flower at this time of the year as I slowly wilt in the heat and humidity that it thrives in.
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What a beautiful plant, Pauline. Your garden is a real delight.
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Thank you Sue
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Such an amazing looking flower, Pauline. It sort of reminds me of Cruella Devil. 🙂
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Haha I can see the resembling evil look..
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You’ll probably never look at it the same way again. Sorry. 😳
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Another plant has just opened 2 flowers, I now look at them with different eyes…
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😅
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Hi, Pauline. Just stopped here again after a long time. And the flower is wonderfully greeting me. 😀
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G’day Noe pleased to see you. Thanks for leaving a comment
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It’s a real stunner Pauline ! I love its exotic overtones of form and colour ….
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It is one of my favourites in the garden
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What a stunner Pauline! We visited Yunnan when we were in China but never saw anything like this! Must have been the wrong season. As the US battles a major snowstorm we find it hard to sympathize with your complaint about the heat LOL!
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I hope the storm soon clears for you Tina.
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You do share the most exquisite of blooms.. Wonderful.. Have a Blessed weekend Pauline xx Sue
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Thank you Sue
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It is truly amazing, but I have to be honest – a little worrying too. It looks a plant with an agenda.
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That comment makes me smile Tish, you have a vivid imagination… 🙂
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or an outbreak of paranoia…
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Bizarre collection of names but such a beauty. 🙂
Shivering as the rain pounds our window. It was raining in Melbourne when I put the tennis on earlier. Unfair distribution of ‘wealth’ 🙂 Off to Leeds to see our son today. Hoping for better 🙂
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Your weather sounds so dreary, but hang in there I’m sure spring will arrive, eventually…
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1st Feb, when I go to the Algarve, I hope Pauline 🙂
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7 days and counting? How long will you be there Jo?
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Just 12 days but by the time I come back I can definitely be thinking Spring 🙂
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What is the Algarve weather like?
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Should be Springlike already, but everywhere is variable these days. We will enjoy it, whatever comes, Pauline 🙂
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Safe and happy travels Jo…
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Thank you! Guess what? It’s raining 🙂 🙂
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😦 oh dear you must be at saturation point by now…
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Wow! That is amazing!!
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The flowers last for quite a long time too.
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that is even better!
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What an absolute beauty, thanks for showing me this one 🙂
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They are so unusual I look forward to them flowering every year but often I am away so have missed them in recent years
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Amazing!
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I think so too Cindy
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oh what an unusual beauty. Thanks for sharing this gem.
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It’s my pleasure to take its photo Ruth.
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What a lovely bloom 🙂
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I think so too Arlene. Thank you for leaving this comment
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You do get some really exotic plants up your way, and that one is amazing. I know what you mean about melting in the humidity, I even notice that in Sydney, but colourful plants seem to thrive, while I wilt!
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It is hard to put up with the summer weather and this weekend it is back into the 30’s then a storm coming, but that should cool it down a bit, and we need the rain
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That IS unusual. It looks like a giant spider on an orchid. 🙂 What fun to have this in your garden!
janet
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That is a very imaginative description Janet, I love it, I will look at it with new eyes now.
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Very unusual indeed, almost alien!
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Alien is a very good description of it.
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Such an extraordinary plant PP. I have never seen one (except on your blog)
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I must admit I can’t resist showing it each year.
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And why not. It is so unusual.
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🙂
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