Skeleton Flower
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Skeleton Flower highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Growing Zones 4 - 9
Have you seen that internet story about the white flower that turns crystal clear when it is rained on or gets wet? Well, it’s mostly true! Introducing the Skeleton Flower (Diphylleia grayi) which is a bulb plant that shoots up large leaves with pointed lobes like big green Sycamore leaves!
But the real star of the show is the single cluster of snowy white blooms with yellow pollen anthers that come up in the center of each foliage clump! These petals have a powdery coating that can become translucent or partially see-through when wet before reverting to white when dry. Pollinators love these blossoms and soon powdery blue berries replace the flowers.
These ship as bareroot bulbs flower in the summer and are hardy herbaceous perennials throughout USDA growing zones 4 to 9! Growing just 12-18 inches in height with a similar spread, these low-growing plants are fast growers and genuinely unique plants you'll certainly want to show off!
Planting and Application:
Skeleton Flowers are shade-loving ephemeral plants that look great flitting through the understory of rich, organic woodlands and shade gardens! The politely spreading roots form clumps of large leaves and mix happily with other woodland wildflowers like Trillium, Columbines, Ferns, and other shade garden residents!
Loving well-drained moisture, Skeleton Flowers resemble native Mayapples but with a unique trick up their sleeve on rainy days! Plant in Rain Gardens and moist shade gardens, or tuck these unique leafy gems in berms and shady Moon Gardens!
- Single Cluster of Snow White Summer Blooms
- Powdery Petals Turn Translucent When Wet & White When Dry
- Large Pointed Fan-Shaped Leaves
- Powdery Blue Berries In Fall
- Low Growing & Politely Spreading Clumps, Woodlands & Shade Gardens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
A perennial plant native to Japan, the Skeleton Flower is best grown in moist woodland soil. Also doing best in partial to full shade, these tender perennials need protection from the hot sun. Provide a deeply mulched garden bed to keep them cool and their soil enriched. Provide regular water in average to dry sites throughout the growing season and trim back the foliage once it dies back in the fall after frost.
- Full Shade & Partial Shade Locations
- Moist Enriched Well-Drained Soil
- Regular Moisture Needs & Mulched Beds
- Prune In Late Autumn
- Hardy Perennial Plant
Be the first on the block to have the magical Skeleton Flower! Order quality bulbs and bareroot at Nature Hills and we'll ship them to your doorstep at the proper planting time for your growing zone!
