The Bat And The Bat Plant
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Tacca integrifolia is more commonly know as the White Bat plant and I am feeling pretty chuffed that I have managed to not only keep mine alive but flower it twice!
But getting down to tin tacks, I really struggle to see a resemblance between bats and bat plants other than the lovely large petals.
As a sub tropical plant we are well suited to its growth but I think I'll stick to the real deal and focus my efforts on our spectacular flying-foxes.
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little Ebony and you showing us that absolutely gorgeous White Bat Plant; even a painting of it would be lovely to look at 🙂 and I have no doubt the plant will flower again Mrs B
The way you're holding the bat slightly off screen makes it look like a photobomb
No competition, Ebony, you are waaaaaayyyyy more beautiful!
Thank you for that and the beauty of your climate. i am here in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada and we are still having freezing temps at night. When I go out for my walk in the evening I still have to wear my winter coat and put on gloves to keep my hands warm! You guys don't have that worry but then again we don't have to worry about snakes and poisonous spiders so an equal trade off I think lol.
The word you were looking for at the end was cultivate :P
Yes, you cultivated a gorgeous flower.
Such a cute baby bat stealing the show for me! ❤
The flower is gorgeous! I do see a little of the eyes and nose in the dark petals. But I can tell Ebony is not convinced!
Never have I ever seen a plant like this. As a fellow "black thumb" I am amazed
I love the way her ears constantly swivel around listening to everything.
Stick a 'nana in its "mouth" and we’ll see if we all laugh ourselves stupid…that’s the bat test!!!
There’s a lot of litigiously unbatlike things in nature that are called 'bat…' like the multiple creatures called 'batfish'…just as well our beautiful sky puppies haven’t quite worked out the legal system or science hippies the world over would be effed.
Thank you for all you do and for showing us that extraordinary plant and extraordinary Ebony…gorgeous❤️🏴❤️
LOL the cutest photobomb/peek-a-boo I've ever seen! hahahahaha
Beautiful flower and adorable little girl Ebony ❤
It's definitely a beautiful plant, but not as beautiful as Ebony who is the real deal. Congratulations on having it flower for you again. It really is unusual. :)
Wow good job making the plant and bat a happy home to grow
That's the strangest looking plant! It's great, love it...but, not a patch on our gorgeous batty pals ❤❤❤ xxx
How amazing is Nature, almost beyond my comprehension. Just a gift to witness this.
No question about it, cutest and sweetest thing I'll see until I you make another vid. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful the plant and Ebony😆
I can see the resemblance.
Indeed, so can I. Someone else here said it looks like a bat with a frilly hat.🦇👒😊
It is supposed to resemble a bat in flight. I think she is showing us the wrong angle. Google it and you see the wings better.
(Ps - I put this here because this it the most replied thread, in case someone is looking for an explination.)
Uncanny resemblance. A bat in a hat!
A gorgeous plant! My mother had one, it only flowered once. She had it up north, around mackay!
My very good friend Trish lives in Mackay and hers flower magnificently. 🦇
wow amazing looking and beautiful plant! and the bat is so cute.
How could it be that you don't see it 😂😂😂 The face is the same.
Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana Nana BAT FLOWER!
I saw this in the Washington DC botanical gardens indoor greenhouse. Stunning plant! Lucky you to have it growing outdoors.
Amazing! ☺
Both are so pretty and perfect 😊
Precious little baby so alert. I love that plant
I learn something new all the time. Never heard if a bat plant. Your sweet little baby bat does not seem too excited about it. 😻😁😻
Gosh I love tropical plants, their foliage and flowers, they don't hide their light under a bushel in trying to get some flying animal or insect to pollinate them.
For me, your beautiful bats will always look like puppies, a little vulnerable but absolutely perfect.
Looks like a bat with a frilly hat on its head. Gorgeous!
Indeed, it does🦇👒😊
A Las Vegas show girl hat
Adorable bat baby 💜 Thanks for the close up 🥰
Two wonderful creatures of nature❤❤😊😍
Both are just gorgeous
I need that plant. Extremely beautiful. Tropical plants are some of the best.
Oh my God, beautiful battie animal and beautiful battie flower 🥰🦇🥰
That's a lovely flower. Underneath the wings it sort of resembles a micro bat. All beautiful flowers in the video.
This battie is so relaxed. And that plant is amazing.
Precious Ebony the Bat🦇🤗💕 and this beautiful tropical "Bat plant"🤍🖤WOW!!😳 well done Mrs. Batzilla who has a green thumb for sure!!!👍💚
0:23 “What do you think Ebony?”
Ebony: *winks*
Thanks for making these videos! They really cheer me up and put me in a good mood.
I wish you well and your bat friends.
Same here. By the way. can you take back Rupert Murdock ! ?
I've tried to grow those but never had much luck. Climate and altitude might have something to do with it. Beautiful flower and little bat there!
What a sweet video.
I love the ear wiggles sooooo cute
Both are beautiful.
I'm using my imagination & the way you're holding Ebony up next to your awesome plant, does make me see a Bat's head & eyes, it's abstract & I see it!🥰
Just love those big eyes and those ears really enjoyed the video have a great and blessed day God bless
Gorgeous flower. I see a resemblance of the eyes and nose of the bat. Nonetheless, Ebony is way prettier. Thanks for the video. Hope you're feeling better. ❤❤❤
Batzilla you are a hoot!😂 The pose with baby & plant- priceless!❤
Ebony is a little star🎇
A beautiful plant and an even more beautiful little bat ❤️❤️❤️
Tacca chantrieri. Very exotic. I got one in Florida, USA, in 1980. Took it home to Maryland, and it puttered along indoors for a year or two. Then it had to go outside during a heat wave, though in shade. Well, it tripled in size. It had to find a new home at an aquarium. They are still rare.
I see it. The deep purple flower is a bat upside down seeing its face and ears.
My two favourite things! Well bat things anyway. Great to see it blooming for a second time this season, I reckon the humidity that rolled in in March told it to have another go. Ebony just seems perplexed as to what is bat-like about this flower too!
When you tell it I can understand why it's called bat flower, but they are not that alike. But pretty flower, and interesting to see when living far away (Sweden).
As I'm watching it again (goshdarn is it cute when Ebody pops in the corner), I'm thinking, maybe the petals/flowers part symbolize the body of the bat, and the long whippy things remind people of the bones in the bat's wings, so it's body in the middle, and "wings" on the side?
it’s a beautiful plant
Their eyes, they’re so cute.. show a bit of mischief, curiosity, sweetness… they’re very expressive… never thought I’d say that about a bat but you’ve showed me not only how beneficial they are, delicate, but also so cute..!
I had the privilege of living with a few in my basement last winter. I don’t know how they got in, but they needed the shelter from Minnesota winter. The only time I saw them was while doing laundry…if I flapped a shirt in the air they’d come out. Or if they “saw” a spider.. thankfully I rarely saw spiders last winter, as I’m sure they kept those bats alive. And I HATE spiders.. so those little bats did me a great favor. Hope they found their way out in the spring…
Beautiful original plant and Ebony looks lovely ❤
That is an awesome plant, sadly it wouldn’t grow where I live. Ebony didn’t seem all that impressed with it, so I’m guessing bats don’t pollinate them. It doesn’t look like any bat I’ve seen…but it is gorgeous. Congrats on getting it to bloom so nicely.🖤🇨🇦
Maybe its called that because bats like it too? I have no idea but both are beautiful ❤
beautiful plant, but yep, bats are more beautiful. 🥰 and ebony is quite a show stopper! ❤❤❤
That plant is incredible! Wow, a battie flower just for batties 🌹❤🦇😍🦇🥰 🦇
A beautiful plant & you are right to be chuffed at successfully growing it. Wouldn’t grow here in the UK.
But beavers have made a comeback to the UK in an escape from a rewilding program in Wales. They'll have the water problems fixed in no time.
Danananananananana...BAT PLAAAANT
Oh so cute 🥰
That baby is much more beautiful. I love those wiggly ears. They seem so smart. ❤🦇❤️
All babies are beautiful.
What a sweetie ! Gorgeous plant too! 🦇💕💕💕🦇
Just wanted to say that Ebony is so adorable! I wish I had a pet bat! I have the black bat plant and the white bat plant. Just ordered them, waiting on their arrival!
Gorgeous Ebony!❤❤❤❤ in some aspects it looks like gorgeous Ebony but in others aspects it doesn't look like gorgeous Ebony.
I have a batflower plant in North Carolina. It flowers every Fall for me.
Lovely plant. I’ve been searching high and low for a black one… don’t know how I’d go being in Perth growing one, but I love how unique they are.
You could make a small one plant greenhouse for it.
Gardening Australia (ABC) have shown how to do this with a cheap trip to the hardware shop.
I haven't seen one of these on "Bluey" yet, will have to watch out for this Qld gem.
@@banksiasong they need a good bit of humidity to do well which is something we get in spades in Brisbane. And lots of water too apparently.🦇
You could also try eBay or one of those online places. Worth a try. Although my many Black Bat plants are no longer with us I found them a lot more forgiving than their white counterparts.
Think jungle canopy. Very warm, damp, diffuse light.
I bought a black & white bulb from Easy to Grow Bulbs Company in the US
Sorry, that baby bat is waaaay cuter than the flower.❤❤❤❤
Ebony ❤️
I've never heard of these flowers before! Black-flowering and night-blooming plants fascinate me because they're so uncommon, but sadly, I have NO skill for cultivating them. (Half the time, I even manage to kill the plastic ones!😖) Is the "bat flower" something actual bats might seek nectar from...? I know they're mad for corymbias...
Absolutely gorgeous❤
its that dark colour maybe ? what a beautiful plant, again, my dream is to visit australia for MANY good reasons
id love to visit MRS MR Batzilla or Megabattie
ahaha 🥰
EBONY!!!
You little sniffler😂
I see the resemblance!
Aww little one! So cute and lovely! Makes me just want to cuddle them, God bless you batzilla for your love and care with thease special animals, ☺☺❤❤🦇🦇
What type of scent does it have?
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That is one amazing plant! But Ebony is still more bat-like.😊
That's certainly an ostentatious plant
I think Ebony rather wants some banana!🍌🌿
Ebony was cute and pretty. Flew away, probably. May be her life was then good.
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❤❤❤ also, not sure if you're in the path of that cyclone but I hope not uh! Be safe take care
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❤ bats are winged puppies 😂😂😂
Well, it kind of looks like a misshapen head. Big eyes and a nose at the bottom. The real bat is much better looking!!
Bat burrito
Wow! And I somehow thought that bats were mammals. Yes, yes, I know! Shame on me for being an ignorant fool!
Anyhow, how long until the other bats are ripe for plucking?