Artificial flower with water induced color change

An artificial flower comprising:

• a stem formed into an appearance resembling at least one of a stalk and a peduncle and constructed so as to suck up water therethrough by a capillary action;
• a receiver formed into an appearance resembling at least one of a receptacle and a calyx and constructed so as to permit an upper end of said stem to be upwardly inserted therethrough;
• corolla section made of a material which exhibits a capillary action when it is wetted;
• a water-soluble color pigment carrier arranged at only a central portion of said corolla section;
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• a holder forcedly inserted into said receiver from above said corolla section at said central portion of said corolla section while being aligned with said central portion of said corolla section resulting in fixing said central portion of said corolla section in said receiver while keeping said central portion in contact with said upper end of said stem and securing said water-soluble color pigment carrier into contact with said corolla section whereby the capillary action of said corolla section will introduce water to said pigment carrier to dissolve the color pigment and to carry the color pigment to peripheral portions of said corolla section.

An artificial flower assembly comprising:

• a support member having a configuration to simulate a peduncle of a flower;
• a receptacle member mounted on the support member and configured to simulate a receptacle of a flower;
• a corolla member having a configuration to simulate a corolla of a flower with a central portion and peripheral portions simulating petals of the flower and made of a material which exhibits a capillary action when it is wetted;
• pigment means including a detachable member for providing a water-soluble pigment of a predetermined color to permeate through the corolla member from the central portion to the peripheral portions;
• means for providing water to the receptacle member;
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• means for mounting the pigment means directly on the central portion of the corolla member for receiving water from the receptacle member to dissolve the water-soluble pigment to be carried by capillary action to the peripheral portions simulating petals of the flower.