Tacca chantrieri 'Nivea'
White bat flower, Tacca nivea, Bat head lily, Devil's whiskers
Tacca Tacca
'Nivea' _ 'Nivea' is a tender, erect, rhizomatous perennial with large, glossy, oblong or lance-shaped, dark green leaves, paler underneath, and, in summer, dark purple flowers with two large, white, sometimes green-veined bracts and long, dark purple to white, thread-like appendages.
Tacca chantrieri 'Nivea' is: Evergreen
Erect
All parts are toxic.
White, Veined, Dark-purple in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest free.
Generaly disease free.
Division, Seed
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Tacca chantrieri 'Nivea' (White bat flower) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical, Underplanting
Outdoors, plant in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in partial shade. Protect from frost. Under glass, grow in a 50-50 mix of leaf mould and coarse bark with a slow-release fertiliser in bright, filtered light. Water freely all year.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Tacca chantrieri 'Nivea'
White bat flower, Tacca nivea, Bat head lily, Devil's whiskers
Tacca Tacca
'Nivea' _ 'Nivea' is a tender, erect, rhizomatous perennial with large, glossy, oblong or lance-shaped, dark green leaves, paler underneath, and, in summer, dark purple flowers with two large, white, sometimes green-veined bracts and long, dark purple to white, thread-like appendages.
Evergreen
Erect
All parts are toxic.
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White, Veined, Dark-purple in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Generally pest free.
Generaly disease free.
Division, Seed
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Tacca chantrieri 'Nivea' (White bat flower) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Indoor, Sub-Tropical, Underplanting
Outdoors, plant in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in partial shade. Protect from frost. Under glass, grow in a 50-50 mix of leaf mould and coarse bark with a slow-release fertiliser in bright, filtered light. Water freely all year.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline
Partial Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10
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Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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