“Skeleton Flowers” Turn Beautifully Transparent in the Rain

diphylleia grayi skeleton flower

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The Diphylleia grayi is an extraordinary flower with white petals that turn beautifully transparent upon contact with water. During light rain showers, the delicate blooms transform into blossoms as clear as glass, fitting its common moniker “skeleton flower.”

The plant can be found growing on moist, wooded mountainsides in the colder regions of Japan and China come late spring. The Diphylleia grayi is recognizable by its large, distinctly umbrella-like leaves topped with small clusters of pearly white blossoms that undergo a magical transformation in the rain.

To see the wondrous work of nature in action, be sure to check out the video below.

Skeleton flowers undergo a miraculous transformation under the rain.

Photo via Yahoo! Japan

Photo via Yahoo! Japan

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diphylleia grayi skeleton flower

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Photo via ike photo

Skeleton flowers turn transparent under the rain

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diphylleia grayi skeleton flowers

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diphylleia grayi skeleton flowers

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