iREAD: SKELETON FLOWER

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Diphylleia grayi or also known as the Skeleton flower is a beautiful flower and considered to be an extraordinary plant. It can grow up to a height of 0.4 meters with white petals that turn transparent upon contact with water. The bizarre transformation occurs when these flowers are soaked in water. Its petals slowly begin to lose their white pigmentation once wet, turning completely transparent over time. They return to its original white version when dry. How cool is that?

It is recognizable by its large, umbrella-shaped leaves that are topped with small clusters of pearly white flowers. The plant evolved as a deciduous perennial and like any other flowers, they die back in winter. They usually bloom from May to July in shady conditions.

Of course as a flower lover like me, I immediately search the place/s where I could possibly find these here in the Philippines. Unfortunately, the plant can be found growing mostly on moist, wooded mountainsides in the colder regions of Japan and China part. These regions provide the wood habitat necessary for skeleton flower to grow. Okay, not in Philippines. Got it!

Nature never ceases to amaze us. Did you know of a flower that turns from pure white to transparent when it comes into contact with water? And when the leaves dry out, the flower turns back to their original white version! Magical isn’t it?

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http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/beautiful-skeleton-flower-turns-transparent-when-it-rains.html
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/skeleton-flower-how-grow-flowers-dr-tohid-nooralvandi/

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i am also a flower collector...its my passion to collect indegenous flowers of my country. I colect indegenous orchids, flowers, ferns.....tress.hanging plants...the skelleton flower is really magical..in a world where cloning,grafting,crossbreeding is common i really wish to see a variety of this suited to the philippines hello Ruby ...i share your passion can i share your friendship????

Hi @wildcollector! You collect flowers huh? That's cool. Where you from by the way? I don't really collect flowers though but I love them. Like you, I wish to see these kind of flowers in my country. Thanks for dropping by.

Your friend,
Ruby :)

i am from Tacloban City ,Philippines.....iand you

from where are you Ruby,,,just curoius my favorite sister in la is named ruby

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