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𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗮𝘀 ( 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘅𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮 ) 📸 ( ig ) @leeannegodden “ Cantua buxifolia, (Hispanicized spellings cantuta, cantu), known as qantu, qantus or qantuta (Quechua,) is a flowering plant found in the high valleys of the Yungas of the Andes mountains in western South America. Common names include flor del Inca (Spanish for “flower of the Inca”), magic-flower, magic-flower-of-the-Incas, magic-tree, and sacred-flower-of-the-Incas. Also known as the Peruvian magic tree, it is an evergreen shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide with small leaves and clusters of brilliant pink, narrow tubular flowers in early spring. It is the national flower of Peru and one of two national flowers of Bolivia. The Bolivian national flower is in fact a particular variety of qantuta, the qantuta tricolor, which has red petals, a yellow floral tube and a green calyx, reflecting the colors of the national flag. This plant requires sheltered conditions where the temperature does not fall below −5 °C (23 °F). In climates colder than that, it should be grown under glass but may be placed outside in summer. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. “ - Wiki 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ #Cantuabuxifolia #cantuta #cantu #qantu #qantus #qantuta #Quechua #flordelInca #floweroftheInca #magicflower #magicfloweroftheIncas #magictree #royalhorticulturalsociety #sacredfloweroftheIncas #pinkflowers #yellowflowers #floweroftheday #plantoftheday #dailyblooms #flowerpower #flowersoftheworld #flowermagic #flowerlover #flowerlove #flowerfriday #flowerfridays #plantsnap

𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 (𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗴𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮) 📸 Royal Botanical Gardens “ The Ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) is truly a piece of living history, unchanged for millions of years! In recent years, over a hundred varieties have been cultivated, and both Hendrie Park and the Rock Garden feature a unique collection of them. Each cultivar showcases intricate leaf shapes and subtle differences— look closely to see what makes each one special! Swipe through for a small sample from Hendrie Park ➡ 1. Ginkgo biloba 2. 'Jade Butterflies' 3. 'Saratoga' 4. 'Witches Broom' “ - Royal Botanical Gardens “ Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo or gingko also known as the maidenhair tree, is a species of gymnosperm tree native to East Asia. It is the last living species in the order Ginkgoales, which first appeared over 290 million years ago, and fossils very similar to the living species, belonging to the genus Ginkgo, extend back to the Middle Jurassicepoch approximately 170 million years ago. The tree was cultivated early in human history and remains commonly planted, and is widely regarded as a living fossil. Ginkgos are large trees, normally reaching a height of 20–35 m (66–115 ft), with some specimens in China being over 50 m (165 ft). The leaves are unique among seed plants, being fan-shaped with veins radiating out into the leaf blade, sometimes bifurcating (splitting), but never anastomosing to form a network. The old common name, maidenhair tree, derives from the leaves resembling pinnae of the maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris. Ginkgos are prized for their autumn foliage, which is a deep saffron yellow. Ginkgo prefers full sun and grows best in environments that are well-watered and well-drained. The species shows a preference for disturbed sites; in the "semiwild" stands at Tianmu Mountains, many specimens are found along stream banks, rocky slopes, and cliff edges. Although Ginkgo biloba and other species of the genus were once widespread throughout the world, its habitat has shrunk. For centuries, it was thought to be extinct in the wild, but is now a common cultivated tree. Ginkgos adapt well to the urban environment, tolerating pollution and confined soil spaces.They rarely have disease problems, even in urban conditions, and are attacked by few insects. “ - Wiki 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ #Ginkgobiloba #ginkgo #gingko #maidenhairtree #gingkoleaves #gingkobiloba #gingkoleaves #gingkotree #ginkgotree #ginkoleaves #ginkgotree #trees #tree #treestreestrees #treelovers #treelove #treeoftheday #treephotography #ilovetrees #treesoftheworld #treethursday #plantsnap

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗼 ( 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗺 ) 📸 ( ig ) @emma_crawforth @gonzalo_semprun @naomi.outofmyshed @bloemen_meiske “ Ceratostigma willmottianum, Chinese plumbago, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae that is native to western China and Tibet. It is an ornamental deciduous shrub that grows to 1 metre in height, with pale blue plumbago-like flowers appearing in autumn as the leaves start to turn red. Ceratostigma willmottianum is cultivated as a garden plant, valued for its late season red leaves and rich blue flowers. “ - wiki “ Chinese Plumbago is a deciduous, flowering, perennial shrub, with arching red stems and pale blue flowers, maturing at a bit over 3 feet high by 3 feet wide after about five years. It is a native of China and often found in warm valleys at forest edges or in thickets. It is typically an ornamental plant with the leaves turning a stunning red in the fall providing interest in the landscape. It spreads by means of rhizomes rooting at nodes just below ground. The genus name is derived from the Greek, meaning ‘horned stigma’, in reference to the ‘shape of the stigmatic surface’. The species is named for Ellen Ann Willmott (1858-1934), a British gardener and plant introducer. Chinese Plumbago does well in sandy and loamy soils and prefers well-drained, dry or moist soil. It does tolerate nutritionally poor soil. The plant prefers full sun or partial shade, but it cannot grow in full shade. The shrub can be pruned and the woody stems that survive the winter can be pruned hard in the spring to obtain better flowering. The plants flower best on the current years growth. The plant is deer resistant. “ https://lnkd.in/gFxgte-D 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ #Ceratostigmawillmottianum #Chineseplumbago #chineseleadwort #hardyplumbago #blueflower #blueflowers #redleaves #blueinnature #plantoftheday #floweroftheday #dailyblooms #autumnblooms #autumnflowers #naturelovers #plantsnap

𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 ( 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮 ) 📸 ( ig ) @garden_and_cosmos Callicoma is a plant genus that contains just one species, Callicoma serratifolia, a tall shrub or small tree native to Australia. Callicoma serratifolia is commonly known as black wattle. One explanation for the name is the similarity of the flowers to those of Australian Acacia, which are commonly known as wattles. Another explanation is its use in wattle and daub huts of the early settlers. The species has a number of other common names include callicoma, butterwood, silver leaf, silver-leaf butterwoodand wild quince. Black wattle can grow up to 20 metres in height, though in cultivation it is more likely to reach a height of between 6 and 10 m with a 3-metre spread. It has lanceolate or elliptic leaves that grow up to 12 cm long and 5 cm wide with coarsely serrate margins. The upper side of the leaves are dark green, while the lower sides are white due to the presence of fine, white hairs. The pale-yellow globular flower heads appear in late spring and early summer (November to December in Australia). These average 1.5 cm in diameter and have 1 to 2 cm long stalks. It occurs within and on the edges of rainforest in near-coastal areas within New South Wales and southeast Queensland, mostly along drainage lines or near creeks. “ - Wiki 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ #Callicomaserratifolia #blackwattle #callicoma #butterwood #silverleaf #silverleafbutterwood #wildquince #plantoftheday #australianflora #rainforest #rainforestplants #botany #creamflowers #dailyblooms #plantlovers #naturelovers #naturephotography #plantsnap

𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁 ( 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮) 📸 ( ig ) @paulapoutane @britts_foto @piukkusphotos Anemone hepatica (syn. Hepatica nobilis), the common hepatica, liverwort, kidneywort, or pennywort, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. This herbaceous perennial grows from a rhizome. Anemone hepatica grows 5–15 cm (2–6 in) high. Leaves and flowers emerge directly from the rhizome, not from a stem above ground. The leaves have three lobes and are fleshy and hairless, 7–9 cm wide and 5–6 cm long . The upper side is dark green with whitish stripes and the lower side is violet or reddish brown. Leaves emerge during or after flowering and remain green through winter. The flowers are blue, purple, pink, or white and appear in winter or spring. They have five to ten oval showy sepals and three green bracts. It is found in woods, thickets and meadows, especially in the mountains of continental Europe, North America and Japan. Medieval herbalists believed it could be used to treat liver diseases, and is still used in alternative medicine today. Other modern applications by herbalists include treatments for pimples, bronchitis and gout. Under the name Hepatica nobilis, which is now regarded as a synonym, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. “ - wikipedia 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ #liverwort #bluelobedhepatica #commonhepatica #kidneywort #pennywort #Anemonehepatica #Hepaticanobilis #medicinalplant #royalhorticulturalsociety #medicinalflowers #herbs #plantmedicine #purpleflowers #blueflowers #floweroftheday #plantsnap

𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱 ( 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮 ) 📸 (ig) @the_plant_city @troutlilyfarmllc @plantsandrocks @hwdforever Tagetes erecta, the Aztec marigold, Mexican marigold, big marigold, cempaxochitl or cempasúchil, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Tagetes native to Mexico and Guatemala. Despite being native to the Americas, it is often called the African marigold. In Mexico, this plant is found in the wild in the states of México, Michoacán, Puebla, Veracruz and Guerrero This plant reaches heights of between 20 and 90 cm (7.9 and 35.4 in). The Aztecs gathered the wild plant as well as cultivating it for medicinal, ceremonial and decorative purposes. It is widely cultivated commercially with many cultivars in use as ornamental plants, and for the cut-flowertrade. Some authorities regard Tagetes patula (the French marigold) as a synonym of Tagetes erecta. It is a herbaceous annual or perennial plant whose height ranges from 30–110 cm. The main characteristic of the flowers is that they are grouped in small heads or in solitary inflorescences, on peduncles up to 15 cm long, they are liguladas of yellow colors to red. In the flowers of the disc: 150 to 250 in the simple heads, in the doubles it shows different degrees of transformation in ligules, yellow to orange corollas, of 8 to 10 mm in length. It has a long flowering period extending throughout the summer and fall. It reproduces easily by seeds. Although native to Mexico, they are also found in the countries of Central America and the Caribbean: Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. In their wild form they are found in the Balsas basin and western Mexico and live in diverse types of ecosystems, such as tropical deciduous forests, thorny forests, cloud forests and pine-oak forests. The archaeological record of the use of Tagetes erecta among pre-Hispanic civilizations is not as abundant as in the case of other species of the same family. It is widely cultivated and there are many cultivarsused in gardening as an ornamental plant. The cultivar 'Inca Orange' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. In Mexico, it is used in the festivities of the Day of the Dead, to decorate altars and tombs; hence the name "flower of the dead". However, since antiquity it is also used for food and medicinal purposes. “ - Wiki 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ #Tageteserecta #Aztecmarigold #Mexicanmarigold #cempaxochitl #cempasúchil #africanmarigold #Tagetes #marigold #marigolds #flowers #orangeflowers #floweroftheday #dayofthedead #ceremonialflowers #plantoftheday #DiaDeLosMuertos #flowerfriday #plantsnap

𝗚𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲 ( 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮 ) 👻 📸 ( ig ) @aperennialplant “ Monotropa uniflora, also known as ghost plant, ghost pipe, or Indian pipe, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to temperate regions of Asia, North America, and northern South America, but with large gaps between areas. The plant is sometimes completely waxy white, but often has black flecks or pale pink coloration. Rare variants may have a deep red color. The name "Monotropa" is Greek for "one turn" and "uniflora" is Latin for "one flowered" as there is one sharply curved stem for each single flower. The stems reach heights of 5–30 centimetres , sheathed with highly reduced leaves 5–10 millimetres long, best identified as scales or bracts. These structures are small, thin, and translucent; they do not have petioles but instead extend in a sheath-like manner out of the stem. As its scientific name suggests, and unlike the related Monotropa hypopitys (but like the close relation Monotropastrum humile), the stems bear a single flower 10–20 mm long, with 3–8 translucent petals, 10–12 stamens and a single pistil. It flowers from early summer to early autumn, often a few days after rainfall. The fruit, an oval capsule-like structure, enlarges and becomes upright when the seeds mature, at this point stem and capsule looking desiccated and dark brown or black.The seeds of M. uniflora are small, ranging between 0.6–0.8 mm length. Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll. Instead of generating food using the energy from sunlight, it is parasitic, and more specifically a mycoheterotroph. Its hosts are certain fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees, meaning it ultimately gets its food from photosynthetic trees. Since it is not dependent on sunlight to grow, it can grow in very dark environments as in the understory of dense forest. The complex relationship that allows this plant to grow also makes propagation difficult. The flowers of M. uniflora are visited by various bee and fly species, most commonly bumblebees. Bumblebees are an important pollen dispersal agent for the plant. Like most mycoheterotrophic plants, M. uniflora associates with a small range of fungal hosts, all of them members of Russulaceae. It is often associated with beech trees. The plant contains glycosides and may be toxic to humans. “ - Wikipedia 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ #ghostpipe #ghostplant #indianpipe #whiteplant #forestfloor #Monotropauniflora #uniqueplants #plantoftheday #whiteflowers #parasiticplants #fungi #pollinators #beechtrees #ghostpipes #Ghosts #ghostly #halloweenplants #halloweenvibes #spooky #halloween #spookyplants #spookynature #plantsnap

Happy Halloween PlantSnappers 🎃 Halloween is the perfect time to explore unique and unusual plants around you. See what you can discover with PlantSnap! Spooky Finds All Around! Bring a bit of mystery to your Halloween with PlantSnap. Explore eerie plants, odd fungi, and dark blooms that add to the season’s spooky vibe. Use SnapMap to see what others have found nearby, or try spotting some yourself and share them in our Community! Share your spooky finds ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ 🌿👻 #halloween #halloweenvibes #halloweendecor #halloweenplants #spookyseason #spookyplants #spookymushroom #mysterious_flowers #darkbloom #blackgarden #darkgarden #plantlovers #plantsnap

𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 ( 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗶 ) 🦇 📸 ( ig ) @tropicaltreegeek @sumile_heart @oldclovehouse “ Tacca chantrieri is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae. It was first described in 1901 by Édouard André. T. chantrieri is native to southeastern Asia. It is commonly known as the black bat flower due to its shape and coloring. The bat flower has unique pollination method in that it is mostly autonomous self pollinating. T. chantrieri prefers environments similar to its native region with tropical, moist conditions. The bat flower has been commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. There are ten species in the genus Tacca. T. chantrieri is often referred to as the bat flower, devil flower, or cat whiskers. It is an unusual plant in that it has black flowers. T. chantrieri has bracts that look like wings and are large in area. The flower can be up to 12 inches across. Its height can range anywhere from 50–100 cm tall. The bracteoles look like long whiskers hanging from a bat that can be 8-10 inches in length. Some researchers believe that the bracteoles have photosynthetic properties. T. chantrieri is found in Southeast Asia spanning regions in Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Southern China, Hainan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. It covers the widest geographical range of its genus. However, its range has been lessened due to overexploitation, habitat destruction, and forest fragmentation. T. chantrieri flowers from April to July. The flowering parts of T. chantrieri should be left uncut, if cut the flower will quickly decline. T. chantrieri will begin its flowering process after at least two leaves have grown. It can bloom up to 8 times in one growing season. T. chantrieri has similar growing conditions to Orchids. T. chantrieri is a geophyte, which means it contains rhizomes. T. chantrieri'srhizomes prefer a moist, tropical, and densely nutrient based biome. It can be both an in ground plant and a house plant, it flourishes in low to medium lighted areas. These flowers are mostly free from pest and disease; however, gardeners should be careful of slugs and snails. If the plant is indoors it needs to have a simulated humidity with regular misting. The bat flower can be propagated by the rhizome, tuber division, and sometimes seeds. “ - wiki 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ⍗ www.plantsnap.com ⍗ #Taccachantrieri #batflower #blackbatplant #devilflower #blackbatflower #catwhiskers #Tacca #batflowers #batplant #blackflower #blackflowers #blackflowergarden #spookyplants #darkgarden #halloweenvibes #halloweenplants #tropicalplants #tropicalgarden #uniqueflowers #uniqueplants #rareplants #floweroftheday #plantoftheday #spookyseason #bats #tropicaltuesday #plantsnap

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