Floral clock

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A floral clock or flower clock may be one of two things:

1. A large decorative clock set into a flower bed in a park or other public recreation area, the most famous being in Geneva, Switzerland, and the largest in the world being in Tehran, Iran;
2. A flower bed divided into sections, each of which contains flowers that open at a different time of day, sometimes arranged in the shape of a clock face.

The only flower clock with two faces moved by the same system is located in Zacatlán, Puebla, Mexico. It has two faces, each five meters in diameter. It was manufacturated by Relojes Centenario, a Mexican brand.

[edit] References

• Brent Elliott, 'Floral Clock', Oxford Companion to Gardens, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1986
• Clifford-Smith, Silas; 'Floral Clocks', Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Australia 2002

[edit] External links

• History of the Flower Clock
• Exhaustive list of appropriate flowers and their opening times
• Java applet showing flowers that should be opening at the current time