Phobia

Anthophobia (Fear of Flowers)

Anthophobia is the fear of flowers.  The word comes from the Greek word anthos, meaning flower and of course phobia, meaning fear.

Weird as it may seems, this phobia is very real.

In fact some hospitals are almost anthophobic about flowers.  As regulations, they discourage visitors to bring in flowers as a get well present to patients.  Apparently some flowers give off some chemicals that are detrimental to health!

I see beauty in flowers, they seem to see health hazard!!!

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
~Walt Whitman