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This must be the most Interesting Ginseng Plant In The World. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]DNAmutator 97 points98 points ago

This is TOO interesting for this subreddit.

[–]jesus_swept 21 points22 points ago

This must be the most Interesting

You'd think while OP was typing that, s/he would realize that they were in the wrong subreddit. BUT NOOOO

[–]elsjaako 0 points1 point ago

most interesting Gingseng plant. Mildly interesting, at most.

[–]VelSparko 6 points7 points ago

r/themostinterestingsubredditintheworld

[–]WhipIash 22 points23 points ago

Thoroughly disappointed.

[–]remaxx 0 points1 point ago

This is the first time I've seen this comment in this subreddit.

[–]Sceptix 1 point2 points ago

Too much excitement! This is not what I came here for..I'm going to have to go lie down now.

[–]HonorInDefeat 49 points50 points ago

I'm not always in tea...

[–]Chamero 31 points32 points ago

But when I do...

[–]The_Fancy_Gentleman 34 points35 points ago

I add flavor

[–]little_brother 28 points29 points ago

I'm not always in tea but when I do I add flavor

I'm not always in tea but when I do

When I do

[–]chingchonghat 13 points14 points ago

What, you don't in tea?

[–]geosmin 2 points3 points ago

What I do

What I does

[–]chefjpv 12 points13 points ago

You sure thats ginseng? I buy these plants for my business all the time, and they are just a type of typical ficus.

[–]Eloquium[S] 6 points7 points ago

No, not entirely. I must admit I believed what I was told about the identity of this plant, good point.

[–]chefjpv 6 points7 points ago

Yea. Im pretty much certain this is just a ficus. Mildly interesting none the less.

[–]niczar 2 points3 points ago

It's a ficus -- it even says so on the label. Look again.

[–]Eloquium[S] 7 points8 points ago

Wow... You're absolutely right.

Funny, this plant is actually my ex-girlfriend's and she told me that it was a ginseng plant.

Goes to show how much I trusted her word in spite of proof.

[–]Matrinka 8 points9 points ago

Put on your earmuffs because it looks like you need to repot that Mandrake.

[–]iamconorwilson 27 points28 points ago

Fixed...

[–]DeathToPennies 1 point2 points ago

I'm not really laughing, but I'm upvoting you for being awesome enough to put it in the comments. I love you for that.

[–]mike5799 5 points6 points ago

The most interesting ginseng is only mildly interesting

[–]Rubin0 5 points6 points ago

Mandrake

[–]Denocle 8 points9 points ago

The only thing I could see this plant say...

[–]PickettsLetharge 2 points3 points ago

I am not sure why but when I saw the plant I was immediately reminded of 'Shrunken head guy' from Beetlejuice. Weird where your brain takes you sometimes... http://i.imgur.com/AqveE.jpg

[–]AlwaysDefenestrated 1 point2 points ago

/r/mildlyrepulsive

[–]Silence_Dobad 1 point2 points ago

Reminds me of the "baby" root in the Pans Labyrinth

[–]Up_to_11 1 point2 points ago

Lot of "One handed action" there, Mr. Ginseng

[–]Hamlet7768 0 points1 point ago

If this is mildly interesting, Ginseng must not be very interesting.

[–]tokyowonderland 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of the brute necromorph from the dead space series.

[–]ItscalledCannabis 0 points1 point ago

So is that like 10,000USD right there?

[–]Mattochan 0 points1 point ago

Turns out just a ficus. So not very expensive.

[–]peatoire 0 points1 point ago

It's a nose tree

[–]c0ckBl0cker 0 points1 point ago

It looks like it is relaxing in the pot

[–]softsnow 0 points1 point ago

I would be friends with this plant if it were human

[–]mrdm242 0 points1 point ago

'Sup?

[–]macgiollarua 0 points1 point ago

"..most interesting Baby Ent in the world." FTFY

[–]edwardlrs 1 point2 points ago

Look at those motherfucking biceps

[–]bigbigtea 0 points1 point ago

Anyone else see the thumbnail and think it was someone in a weird freaky-deaky kinda position with a green thing shooting out of their ass? Yeah me neither.

[–]jayme0227 0 points1 point ago

Kind of interesting note: In China, there are people who sell ginseng that's improperly labeled as being from Wisconsin.

Backstory: Some of the best quality ginseng in the world (and 90% of the American crop) is grown in Marathon County, WI. Most of this crop is exported to Asia because they prefer it to their own ginseng.

http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/28/china-ripping-off-wisconsin-ginseng/

[–]Veidici 1 point2 points ago

Yes.

[–]bgozzi 0 points1 point ago

this is not ginseng...not sure what it is!

[–]Forkler -1 points0 points ago

Happy Cake Day to you too

[–]Nekomata -2 points-1 points ago

No, happy cake day to you.

[–]Eloquium[S] -1 points0 points ago

ditto!

[–]WATUP_BRAH 1 point2 points ago

What's so spec--god damn it.

[–]multiplesifl -4 points-3 points ago

Oh, hey, I noticed you have a cake slice. Happy cake day.

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