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Tacca chantrieri flowers (plural)!

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By Meanie


Tacca chantrieri flowers (plural)! (Tacca chantrieri (Bat Flower))

Time for the second flower to make its debut!



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first one is getting bigger!! what a specimen!! well done meanie!!
what will those pointy things do? sorry to be so untechnical!

5 Aug, 2011

 

The "pointy things" will just hang Sticki. It was thought that their purpose was to help attract pollinators, but studies indicate that the Tacca is actually self pollinating (I've been doing a lot of research as I want to collect seed) and the pollination may well be complete before the actual flowers open. So the most likely purpose of these bracteoles may well be to protect the flower whilst it is still in the formation stage.

5 Aug, 2011

 

Fascinating Meanie...:>)

5 Aug, 2011

 

Moti - the more reading that I've done on it (a lot of it with very big words) the more it fascinates me!

5 Aug, 2011

 

its more and more amazing! so they are like little bits of armour then??
what a clever plant!!

5 Aug, 2011

 

You never stop amazing me Meanie.Thanks for sharing the the bizarre beauty of nature.

6 Aug, 2011

 

More of a maze I would guess Sticki!
You're welcome Camillia!

6 Aug, 2011

 

excellent again, just love it..

7 Aug, 2011

 

How do you think that I'm feeling SL!!!

7 Aug, 2011

 

Well done you its fantastic are nt they just a great plant always reminds me of long wiskers lol.

7 Aug, 2011

 

Thanks 6d. The flowers themselves should take on their final form over the next few days.

7 Aug, 2011

 

I shall be watching for it :o))

7 Aug, 2011

 

Great flowers!

13 Aug, 2011

 

They really are great flowers Delonix. I'm hoping to get viable seed now............

13 Aug, 2011

 

Meanie, isn't it better just to split the tubers?

14 Aug, 2011

 

I will - there are four babies on it too!
But, I've been trying to grow it from seed for years and want to try with fresh seed just too prove that it wasn't my lack of skill!

14 Aug, 2011

 

Good luck! :>)

17 Aug, 2011



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