Comments on: The world's ugliest plants http://fizzyenergy.com/worlds-ugliest-plants/ Alternative Energy, Energy News, Energy Solutions Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:23:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: PS http://fizzyenergy.com/worlds-ugliest-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-49 PS Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:45:26 +0000 http://fizzyenergy.com/?p=214#comment-49 I have grown up in Namibia but now live in the UK (since 1996). 2 of the 'so-called' ugly plants (Elephant’s trunk (Pachypodium namaquanum) & Bastard cobas (Cyphostemma juttae)) I have in my house because I think they are stunning, unusual, unique and for me, have sentimental value because it reminds me of home. I quite agree with JG - how can a plant be ugly? I think they they are all unique and beautiful. I have grown up in Namibia but now live in the UK (since 1996). 2 of the ‘so-called’ ugly plants (Elephant’s trunk (Pachypodium namaquanum) & Bastard cobas (Cyphostemma juttae)) I have in my house because I think they are stunning, unusual, unique and for me, have sentimental value because it reminds me of home. I quite agree with JG – how can a plant be ugly? I think they they are all unique and beautiful.

]]> By: JG http://fizzyenergy.com/worlds-ugliest-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-48 JG Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:30:32 +0000 http://fizzyenergy.com/?p=214#comment-48 Apparently plant "ugly" has an extremely narrow-minded definition that I can't entirely fathom - I've always found these particle species beautiful and fascinating. It's bizarrely anthropomorphic in the first place to attribute "ugly" to a plant but I still don't see any rhyme or reason to the selection criteria other than squeamishness about *human* sexuality (most of the examples seems to have some vague resemblance to human sexual organs). What does that say?! Apparently plant “ugly” has an extremely narrow-minded definition that I can’t entirely fathom – I’ve always found these particle species beautiful and fascinating.

It’s bizarrely anthropomorphic in the first place to attribute “ugly” to a plant but I still don’t see any rhyme or reason to the selection criteria other than squeamishness about *human* sexuality (most of the examples seems to have some vague resemblance to human sexual organs). What does that say?!

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