⟩ Can you tell me how to germinate seeds from a plant commonly referred to as bat plant (Tacca chanteri and Tacca nivea)?
The seeds of Tacca—a genus of 10 or so herbaceous perennials from the subtropical forests of West Africa and Southeast Asia, grown for their handsome foliage and unusual flowers—should be sown in the spring on the surface of a porous soil mix at 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep the seed evenly moist. Bat plants can also be propagated in spring by dividing their rhizomes; be sure each section contains a bud.
The plants require a moist, warm environment, and if grown outdoors they will need some shade. Since they are not hardy—the minimum temperature at which they will survive is 55 degrees Fahrenheit—they are often grown in a greenhouse.
