Black Bat Flower
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (91712)
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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17 responses
@celticeagle (183027)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Oct
What a pretty flower. Too bad it doesn't come in other colors. They sure do look like bats.
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@celticeagle (183027)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Oct
@RasmaSandra .......So it does come in other colors?
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@celticeagle I like it in basic black
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Oct
@celticeagle just black or it they would have to change the name of the flower
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@Tampa_girl7 (53944)
• United States
27 Oct
It is different looking, but also attractive.
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Oct
@Tampa_girl7 I like the look of it,
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@jefferson126 only this plant does not fly away like a bat
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@jefferson126 (3667)
• Shenzhen, China
28 Oct
yes,it has special charm,and attractive,if not be careful to see,i will see it as bat.
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@RebeccasFarm (91020)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Oct
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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@RebeccasFarm (91020)
• Arvada, Colorado
29 Oct
@RasmaSandra Well something at least..I know xo
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@RebeccasFarm however, probably hard to grow. I am doing as best as can be expected,
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@LadyDuck I imagine a bunch of them in a garden would be very decorative
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@aninditasen (17873)
• Raurkela, India
28 Oct
I would rather like this bat flower in some other colour than black.
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@aninditasen it only comes in basic black
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@Kusumakrishna (1023)
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28 Oct
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 (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@Kusumakrishna you have to like both flowers and bats
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@Kusumakrishna (1023)
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29 Oct
@RasmaSandra
I am not that dared enough to have a look at bat atleast
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Oct
@AmbiePam but I bet it would not be easy to grow.
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@May2k8 perhaps someone might try and it looks like a very fragile flower
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Oct
@wolfgirl569 that is why it caught my eye but difficult to grow
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@JESSY3236 (21276)
• United States
28 Oct
That's unique. Never heard of it or seen one. Yeah I would.
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@JESSY3236 would make an interesting looke in a garden with several of these flowers
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@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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@JudyEv (367110)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Nov
@RasmaSandra Thanks for the extra information. 
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@Deepizzaguy (116574)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Oct
I like the color of the black flower. Good question would I want one in my garden though.
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@Deepizzaguy it is a very elegant flower in basic black but probably difficult to grow
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@Dena91 if you have a green thumb you could try it if conditions were good
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@Dena91 (17030)
• United States
2 Nov
@RasmaSandra I am a hospice worker for any plants, bring them to me and soon they will meet Jesus
I wish I had my Nana's green thumb, she could grow anything.
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@jefferson126 (3667)
• Shenzhen, China
28 Oct
Wow,the flowers indeed looks like black bat,i'd like grow it.How does it smell?
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@jefferson126 apparently they say it does not have a good smell
@jefferson126 (3667)
• Shenzhen, China
29 Oct
@RasmaSandra ,what a pity,i supposed it smell good,but the fact is opposite.
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Oct
@snowy22315 I like the look of it kind of elegant.
@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Oct
@BACONSTRIPSXXX and looks so fragile
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@RasmaSandra (91712)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
@LindaOHio I don't think I have the green thumb to grow this probably have to be good at growing flowers
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