helianthophobia en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + -phobia. Can also be analysed as helianthus + -phobia.
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) The fear of sunflowers (plant).
I suffer from severe helianthophobia (fear of sunflowers) AMA
2022 June 2, madhatter2493, Reddit, r/AMA, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026:Also for @GylesB1 My wife suffers from helianthophobia. She finds sunflowers to be too tall and gawky to be a "proper" garden flower !
2021 March 16, @MarkK58, X, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026:please do NOT use sunflower pictures for aesthetics i beg you. helianthophobia exists and it’s the fear of the sunflower bloom itself or its size or the fuzzy brown texture in the center. please.
2020 August 29, @jkxIuv, X, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026:I recently discovered I have a phobia of sunflowers and it actually has a name (helianthophobia) so I’m glad I’m not actually insane for thinking they are terrifying
2021 August 28, @k8adelphia, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026:Man I have helianthophobia
2018 August 8, @420JAYK, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026:my friends accepted my trypophobia more than this helianthophobia i've had for years. sunflowers scare the shit out of me.
2019 September 14, @xx___zin, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026:I've always had this odd deep fear of sunflowers, helianthophobia. Stumbling upon it in the wild always catches me so off guard haha.
2025 July 10, @Mellow_Rabbit_, X, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026: