Skeleton Flower

Images courtesy of HarkAway Botanicals.

Diphylleia grayi

• White flowers in late spring; rare collector plant.
• When the flowers get wet, they take on a ghostly translucent character; hence the name "skeleton flower".
• Large, umbrella shaped leaves.
• Blue, ornamental berries appear in summer.

Cool, fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Shade.

Height: 45-50cm Spread: 60-75cm

Zone 3-4