Use of the Golden Ratio when modeling plants

LOL, yes the ratio comes from nature so using it to model natural things should make their look appear more natural. :)

My first attempt didn't go so well.

I tried to use the golden ratio (222.5 degres) for rotation of quads when adding a layer to the middle of an existing plant mesh that was a bit thin in the center.

but that got me (values are normalized to 0-360):

0, 222.5, 85, 307.5, 170, 32.5, 255, 117.5, etc.

note the 0, 85, and 170. almost due north, east, and south. One i saw those near 90 degree angles, i decided this might not work, so i simply rotated them so it looked good. When all else fails, fake it as best you can.