Assuming "hidden" messages, a circular crown would be too obvious.
But... the idea of grafting is also interesting, except it's usually the stalk that is grafted (I've actually done this with fruit trees) and those stringy arched things between the upper plant and lower roots don't make a lot of sense in the context of grafting.
Also, I wouldn't know how to interpret rows of spikes that point in both directions on the host stalk (the one that provides the root and stalk for the graft) because they don't look anything like that at all (they don't usually come in long rows or point down).
I'm not opposed to the idea of grafting (VMS-wise I'm open to almost anything), but having done grafting on a few different kinds of plants, I don't recognize any of this as similar in overall composition.
But... the idea of grafting is also interesting, except it's usually the stalk that is grafted (I've actually done this with fruit trees) and those stringy arched things between the upper plant and lower roots don't make a lot of sense in the context of grafting.
Also, I wouldn't know how to interpret rows of spikes that point in both directions on the host stalk (the one that provides the root and stalk for the graft) because they don't look anything like that at all (they don't usually come in long rows or point down).
I'm not opposed to the idea of grafting (VMS-wise I'm open to almost anything), but having done grafting on a few different kinds of plants, I don't recognize any of this as similar in overall composition.