Batflower
Also known as
East Indian arrowroot, Fiji arrowroot, Tahiti arrowroot and batflower
Taxonomy
Tacca leontopetaloides
Tacca
Dioscoreaceae
Dioscoreales
How to care for Batflower
How often to water your Batflower
every 7
Batflower needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
7
Finding light for Batflower in your home
a window
Batflower love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Batflower does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Batflower in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Batflower
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Batflower after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Is he okay? I’m trying to grow a black bat flower for the first time. I made the mistake of putting it in direct sunlight but now it’s under a grow light. I mist it regularly multiple times a day and do a big watering once a week. Am I doing anything wrong? He looks a bit dry but his soil isn’t… #BlackBatFlower
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I have 2 bat wing plants. I don’t understand why the leaves are not growing and are turning brown. I follow Greg’s watering schedule
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Drooping flower stalk,one leaf is getting yellow,haven't watered it for almost 3 weeks.Got humidity at a steady 98%, 69.7f and near a window. Potted in a plastic pot with a peat moss and bark mix soil in a temporary pop up green house tent.can I fix it? #BlackBatFlower
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My fairly new to me black bat leaves are turning black on the tips :( any suggestions? #BlackBatFlower
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@Boymom-plantmom I got my Black Bat Flower! 🤞 we get some amazing flowers. #tacca #blackbatflower #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict
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I’m likely killing it 🤣 I just got this a couple of weeks ago and I’m not sure what light needs it has. The app is saying that it needs direct sunlight, google says otherwise and the care instructions were ambiguous. I moved her to a coffee cup until I make it to Lowe’s tomorrow. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. The stem is firm with no rot. Large bulb at the end with light colored roots.
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She has yellow spots and brown tips on her leaves and any of the new growth that is coming out almost immediately turns brown and shrivels up. I'm not sure if maybe water quality is the problem? And if so, does anyone have a recommendation? #BlackBatFlower
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Browning leaves and just not happy 😟 My black bat flower is not doing well and I'm not sure what the problem is... I tried moving her to a shadier spot but then she wasn't drying out between waters and got a bit of a fungus in addition to the browning leaves. So I moved her back but she's still just not happy. I'm not sure what the problem is. Maybe water quality?
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I think Greg might be having me over water this plant. It gets very dramatic after a day or two without water but after 5days I checked the soil and the bottom feels water logged.
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Does it need direct or indirect sunlight? #WhiteBatflower
Care Summary for Batflower
Batflower
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 7 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.