Have you ever heard of Skeleton Flowers? This amazing plant has the ability to turn its flowers translucent.
The flower’s scientific name is Diphylleia grayi and it is a rare one as it can be found in very few parts of the world. It only grows in moist mountain areas in Japan, China, and the Appalachian Mountains.
These spring-blooming flowers turn translucent when wet due to their loose cell structure. When they come in contact with a steady supply of water for a little while, the water droplets stick to the exposed veiny structure, filling up the lattices and causing increased light reflection. The flower would then take on the crystal clear appearance of water, turning completely translucent.
This is such an interesting phenomenon to observe, and thanks to modern technology someone managed to film the entire process and made a video presenting it.