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The Skeleton Flower magically transforms into glassy, crystal-clear blossoms when it rains

Skeleton Flower

The Diphylleia grayi or Skeleton Flower, grows in the moist, wooded areas of Japan and China and in the eastern United States. It’s large, fuzzy green, umbrella-shaped leaves are topped with small clusters of beautiful pearly white flowers that bloom from mid-spring to early summer. In late summer, the stalks of flowers are replaced with eye-catching cobalt blue fruit.  Oddly, as the petals of the flowers are soaked with water, they lose their white pigmentation and turn into magnificent crystal-clear flowers. Once they dry out, the pale coloring slowly returns and the flowers turn powdery white again.

Check out pictures of the Skeleton Flower in the pictorial below (click picture for expanded view).

  • Skeleton Flower
  • Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn translucent with rain
  • Skeleton Flower

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Skeleton Flower via Our Breathing Planet with usage type - Creative Commons License
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