THE AMAZING SKELETON PLANT

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  Diphylleia grayi also known as the skeleton plant upon its amazing transformation turns transparent when contacted with water. When it rains, the clusters of lovely blooms magically transform into glistening, crystal-like blossoms.

Skeleton plant by g.c




 The plant generally grows on moist, wooded mountainsides in the colder regions of Japan and China.


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