Why spend the money on a bunch of flimsy plastic Halloween decorations when you could just grow your own?
Nature is full of plants with creepy colors, twisting vines, and spiky stems.
Some devour whole insects or are viciously aggressive towards other plants, others are associated with bizarre history and scary stories.
Take your decor up a notch this Halloween and try decorating your home and yard with a collection of spooky plants!
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Check out our list of 13 eerie plants sure to give you the heebie-jeebies this October!
1. Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri)Easy to grow indoors as a houseplant, the unusual deep purple tropical flowers, with ruffled winglike petals and long hanging whiskers, resemble a bat in flight.
Native to tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia, this plant will grow wild in shady areas with high humidity.
Bat Flower
And these incredible flowers can grow up to a foot wide, with whiskers up to 28 inches long!
Packets of seeds are available for purchase from Seedville via Amazon.
2. Black Elephant Ears (Colocasia esculenta)This striking tropical perennial has massive black and purple heart-shaped leaves that can grow to be a foot wide and reach three feet in length.
If you are looking for a striking display of darkness this Halloween, the cultivar ‘Black Magic’ is the way to go.
‘Black Magic’ Elephant Ears
Hardy to Zones 8 and up, this plant can easily be grown indoors in colder zones as well – as long as you can find a spot with high humidity and indirect sunlight. Just keep this in mind: it can be massive!
Bulbs are available at Eden
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