Tacca cristata

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Tacca cristata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Tacca cristata, Jack (Ataccia cristata, Kunth). Rootstock a short conic caudex, marked with lf.-scars: lvs. 1-2 ft. long, oblong, acuminate, dark purplish green: scape longer then the lvs. : fls. dark purple, 1 1/2 in. across, in a somewhat 1-sided umbel, with numerous pale sterile pedicels 8-10 in. long: involucral bracts 4, conspicuous, the 2 inner elliptical, narrowed to a petiole, the 2 outer revolute. Malaya. B.M. 4589. F.S. 9:860-861. Gn. 45, p. 415; 49, p. 423.— According to Gn. 45. p. 415, it requires good, rich, open soil, with ample drainage, plenty of water, and a stove temperature. In the winter season the plant should be kept in a state of partial rest. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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