Here's a picture I posted last year. I don't think I took it, though. I'll try to get some of my own pictures this week. The clitoria is also referred to as the "cowpea" which I think is so wimpy and wrong.
I will not have clitoria referred to as cow-pea because that just sounds wrong. It sort of does look like girly bits......Guess that's how it got its name?
Petit fleur - ahem - not sure how hoo hoo is any less distasteful than vagina, but you've hit on one of my favourite pet peeves - what that flower looks like is not a vagina. It looks like a vulva. The outside bit. The vagina's on the inside! C'monnnn, women deserve a bit of anatomical accuracy in these enlightened days, no?
My daughter told me she wished her father and I would get a Vulva the other day, but I'm
Arg, what happened to the end of my comment, that looks terrible!
Ok, funny story, not horror story, my daughter said she wished we would get a Vulva, but she really mean VOLVO. It does sound like a good name for a car, doesn't it?
oh my gosh..i have a clitoria too..without knowing!!! when i bought the seeds in spring it only had " easy and exotic climbing plant" written on the package!
Ms. Fleur- I like "hoo-hoo" but Jo is right- the clitoria is way more labial than vaginal. But "hoo-hoo" can sort of refer to the entire area. I think.
Jo- And Volvos are such SAFE cars. I've always wondered about that name.
N2- All of our splishin' and splashin' was done in the rain!
Elizabeth- Oh, honey. It's all right. It's the biological name. Clitoria ternatea.
Syd- And sometimes romantically descriptive.
Danielle- You have your own clitoria! Just what every man needs.
Many a blossom is extremely sexy (as many an artist, such as O'Keeffe----whose father was called Calyxtus? no wonder she painted flowers---has loved pointing out)or even downright lascivious, regardless of name. The sweet-smelling Naked Ladies should be blooming here soon. If I ever get another cat I might name it Calyxtus, poor thing....
I am not a stickler for detail, but I do believe that hoo hoo refers to any part of the female genitalia in general... So, there is that. I just don't really differentiate. It's all vaginal to me. shudders!
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Also, Danielle, I LOVE the easy and exotic!! how funny!
I will not have clitoria referred to as cow-pea because that just sounds wrong. It sort of does look like girly bits......Guess that's how it got its name?
ReplyDeleteThat's a clitorial flower alright. Pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh! Avatar women! Blue!!
I love the little purplish blue hoo hoo! So fun!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm one of those freaks that finds the word vagina distasteful... and in fact i haven't found a name yet that I like, so it's "hoo hoo" for me.
Petit fleur - ahem - not sure how hoo hoo is any less distasteful than vagina, but you've hit on one of my favourite pet peeves - what that flower looks like is not a vagina. It looks like a vulva. The outside bit. The vagina's on the inside! C'monnnn, women deserve a bit of anatomical accuracy in these enlightened days, no?
ReplyDeleteMy daughter told me she wished her father and I would get a Vulva the other day, but I'm
Oh dear. WV: notexcl
Aahh! Vulva as morning glory =o) What a good morning post!! Have fun splishin and splashin with that O-boy. x0 N2
ReplyDeleteReally? Really? It's really called a clitoria? That makes my Virgoan sensibilities wince --
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Arg, what happened to the end of my comment, that looks terrible!
ReplyDeleteOk, funny story, not horror story, my daughter said she wished we would get a Vulva, but she really mean VOLVO. It does sound like a good name for a car, doesn't it?
Nice flower. Biological names are interesting.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh..i have a clitoria too..without knowing!!! when i bought the seeds in spring it only had " easy and exotic climbing plant" written on the package!
ReplyDeleteHee... Danielle grows a lady garden without even trying.
ReplyDeleteNormally we use the expression green fingers, but I wonder if something else could be applicable here... :D
Rebecca- Yeah. I'm thinking.
ReplyDeleteJo- Ooooh... Love it.
Ms. Fleur- I like "hoo-hoo" but Jo is right- the clitoria is way more labial than vaginal. But "hoo-hoo" can sort of refer to the entire area. I think.
Jo- And Volvos are such SAFE cars. I've always wondered about that name.
N2- All of our splishin' and splashin' was done in the rain!
Elizabeth- Oh, honey. It's all right. It's the biological name. Clitoria ternatea.
Syd- And sometimes romantically descriptive.
Danielle- You have your own clitoria! Just what every man needs.
Jo- We say green thumbs. Ha!
Many a blossom is extremely sexy
ReplyDelete(as many an artist, such as O'Keeffe----whose father was called Calyxtus? no wonder she painted flowers---has loved pointing out)or even downright lascivious, regardless of name. The sweet-smelling Naked Ladies should be blooming here soon. If I ever get another cat I might name it Calyxtus, poor thing....
Jo,
ReplyDeleteYea, I stand corrected.
I am not a stickler for detail, but I do believe that hoo hoo refers to any part of the female genitalia in general... So, there is that. I just don't really differentiate. It's all vaginal to me. shudders!
verify word: filepapp!
Also, Danielle, I LOVE the easy and exotic!! how funny!
I like to imagine I'm that pretty down there.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I can see the resemblance.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful flower though. I suppose one won't grow in our area. I'll have to check it out.
A- Ah. Design is such that a good thing gets repeated. That's what I think. Ms. O'Keefe, crazy as she was, recognized that and made great art.
ReplyDeleteNancy C- I am quite sure you are.
ah! and what a beautiful clitoria it is!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photo. And yes, Rebecca, I do believe that's how it (she) got her name!
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ReplyDeleteyes it does..the hoo hoo i mean..:-) my friend teh urban dictioanry told me so:-)
and i mean..easy and exotic clitoria out of a paperback...what do we want more?
just like ms moon says..:-)
That name does indeed cover it. Great one.
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