Cyclanthophobia: Does It Exist?

I define cyclanthophobia as a fear of Cyclamen flowers. Now, Scarlet is a truly fearsome specimen of Cyclamen, and I understand how one might fear her predatory wrath (scroll to the bottom of the post I linked to).

But I was wondering if cyclanthophobia is just a subcategory of a more general fear of small, downward-looking flowers that appear fearsome when perceived from a vantage point below the bloom. Part of the fear might have to do with seeing things commonly viewed from a more level plane, such as a window, a door, or the ceiling. I can't think of a clever word to encompass the entire idea, however, so I'm sticking with cyclanthophobia.

I will, however, test my hypothesis that such fear is evoked by more than just Cyclamen with this series of photos that I took of Galanthus flowers on Saturday. Click on the pictures to view them in their full splendor.


Okay... This seems an innocuous-enough Galanthus, right? Small, spring blooming, downward pointing, green splotches on the inner tepals, kind of nice. But as you grow complacent... It pounces!


"Grr! I will eats you!" Gally growls.


"Om nom nom nom."

Now, on a scale of one to 10, 10 being "I peed myself," how scared were you?