Following on from my last post about My Black Bat Flower, I’m delighted that one little bat has started to emerge.
April 21, 2018
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat
Tag / plants
My Black Bat Flower
Scientifically known as Taccachantrieri, the Black Bat Flower is a stunning flowering plant also known as Devil Flower, Bat Head Lily, Bat Plant, Devil’s Tongue, Black Tacca, Jews Beard, Voodoo Flower, and Cat’s Whiskers.
The main attraction of this plant is, as its name suggests, the flower, the umbel – a flat-topped inflorescence with numerous flower stalks. Describing the flower is difficult, I’ll try, but lay no claim to being accurate – scientifically or otherwise.
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Gardening Makes Me Smile
Over the last six weeks, I’ve neglected my garden. It makes me sad that it has come to this, but it has.
It’s amazing how difficult I have found everyday tasks with my (dominant) right hand in plaster. Yes, even watering my plants is a job I’ve needed assistance with because Dean (AKA Santa) gave me a retracting hose for Christmas, and I can neither pull it out nor put it back, one-handed. Just as well we’ve had lots of rain and my garden is almost looking after itself.
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Our Collage of Greenery
Though at the time it felt like our green wall would take forever to grow, and although it still has a little way to go to be completely green, we are very pleased with the growth of the plants we have planted so far.
They are making the most incredible green collage.
