Some plants seem magical because they're so skilled at adjusting to their surroundings. Skeleton flowers (Diphylleia grayi) are a perfect example. Also known as umbrella plants, they're best known ...

The leaves and flowers of plants are all formed of a frame-work, beautiful and delicate in the extreme, composed of woody fiber, corresponding to the skeleton of animals; and between the ...

It grows up to 1.3 feet tall, with stems that are 12-24 in long. It grows slowly and can take several years to reach maturity ...