Black Bat Flower / myLot

Daytona Beach, Florida

October 27, 2025 4:17pm CST

I don’t think Batman had this flower in his garden, but who knows? I am sure he had a gardener. Anyway, the black bat flower is known as Tacca chantrieri and can be found in India, Thailand, Malaysia, and East Asia. The reason this flower has such a strange name is that it has unusual bat-shaped purple and black flowers. Its black stem or whiskers are long, and they make the flowers look like bats in flight. These flowers do best in tropical regions and can also be found in brown, green, and maroon colors. Isn’t this a beauty? Would you like to grow a black bat flower?

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (195865)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Oct 25

What a pretty flower. Too bad it doesn't come in other colors. They sure do look like bats.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (195865)

• Boise, Idaho

29 Oct 25

@RasmaSandra .......So it does come in other colors?

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@celticeagle I like it in basic black

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

29 Oct 25

@celticeagle just black or it they would have to change the name of the flower

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54703)

• United States

27 Oct 25

It is different looking, but also attractive.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

27 Oct 25

@Tampa_girl7 I like the look of it,

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@jefferson126 only this plant does not fly away like a bat

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Mr.Yang

@jefferson126 (3663)

• Shenzhen, China

28 Oct 25

yes,it has special charm,and attractive,if not be careful to see,i will see it as bat.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91274)

• Arvada, Colorado

28 Oct 25

I never saw one of those..amazing Sandra..at this time, I don;t have time for plants. Hope you are keeping well friend.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91274)

• Arvada, Colorado

29 Oct 25

@RasmaSandra Well something at least..I know xo

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@RebeccasFarm however, probably hard to grow. I am doing as best as can be expected,

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Anna

@LadyDuck (505604)

• Italy

28 Oct 25

I like them, I surely would like to grow black bat flowers.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (505604)

• Italy

29 Oct 25

@RasmaSandra - They would be really pretty.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@LadyDuck I imagine a bunch of them in a garden would be very decorative

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18489)

• Raurkela, India

28 Oct 25

I would rather like this bat flower in some other colour than black.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@aninditasen it only comes in basic black

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18489)

• Raurkela, India

29 Oct 25

@RasmaSandra I see.

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Kusuma Dumpa

@Kusumakrishna (1233)

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28 Oct 25

No i dont like bat.When i suddenly look it .it appears like a bat I set to understand it is a flower

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@Kusumakrishna you have to like both flowers and bats

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Kusuma Dumpa

@Kusumakrishna (1233)

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29 Oct 25

@RasmaSandra I am not that dared enough to have a look at bat atleast

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Amber

@AmbiePam (132913)

• United States

27 Oct 25

I would love to have one of these around.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

27 Oct 25

@AmbiePam but I bet it would not be easy to grow.

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May2k8

@May2k8 (20249)

• Indonesia

28 Oct 25

an unusual flower that I have never seen before, maybe it can be crossbred with other plants to make it look more beautiful.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@May2k8 perhaps someone might try and it looks like a very fragile flower

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (142499)

• Marion, Ohio

27 Oct 25

It's very pretty

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

27 Oct 25

@wolfgirl569 that is why it caught my eye but difficult to grow

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (22673)

• United States

28 Oct 25

That's unique. Never heard of it or seen one. Yeah I would.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@JESSY3236 would make an interesting looke in a garden with several of these flowers

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (391240)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Oct 25

That is really beautiful and how apt that you've told us about it in Halloween season.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (102228)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

28 Oct 25

@JudyEv just caught my eye at this time If you are good at gardening then this is what the Internet says Yes, black bat flowers (Tacca chantrieri) can grow in Australia. They are native to tropical regions of Southeast Asia but can be cultivated in suitable conditions in Australia, particularly in warmer climates like Queensland. These plants thrive in shaded areas with high humidity and well-draining soil.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (391240)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Nov 25

@RasmaSandra Thanks for the extra information.