http://diyflowercraft.com/blog/442/what-flowers-open-at-300/ Unique Flower Arrangements Made Easy - DIY Flower Craft Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:43:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://diyflowercraft.com/blog/442/what-flowers-open-at-300/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 gardengallivant Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:52:59 +0000 http://diyflowercraft.com/blog/442/what-flowers-open-at-300/#comment-2453 Linnaeus did actually work out a clock based upon flowers to tell time, he used flowers with fixed opening times that are independent of the weather. He called these aequinoctales rather than meteorici because they respond meteorological conditions. "Horologium florae" The scarlet pimpernel opens its flower at 8:00 AM and closes it at 2:00 PM. The dandelion opens at 9:00 AM and closes at 5:00 PM. The morning glory opens at 10:00 and closes at dusk. The water lily opens at noon and closes at 2:00 PM. Hawkbit, a dandelion look-a-like, closes at 3PM Goatsbeard opens at noon and closes at 6:00 pm. California poppy opens at 1:00 PM and closes at dusk. Chicory opens at 2:00 PM and closes at 5:00 PM with white waterlilies. Four-o'clock opens at 4:00 PM Evening primrose & moonflowers opens at 6:00 PM. Plant list http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/envis/doc28.html http://www.dewsworld.com/FHowToMakeAFlowerClock.html<br><b>References : </b><br>http://whisperingcraneinstitute.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/linnaeus-and-the-flower-clock/ http://www.linnean.org/index.php?id=376 http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/2007/02/flower_clock.html Alternative Clock Competition http://www.worldlandtrust.org/news/past-events.htm http://www.ntp-systems.com/think_sync_view_article.asp?ID=45&NewsletterID=1&month=3&year=2005 Linnaeus did actually work out a clock based upon flowers to tell time, he used flowers with fixed opening times that are independent of the weather. He called these aequinoctales rather than meteorici because they respond meteorological conditions.
"Horologium florae"
The scarlet pimpernel opens its flower at 8:00 AM and closes it at 2:00 PM.
The dandelion opens at 9:00 AM and closes at 5:00 PM. The morning glory opens at 10:00 and closes at dusk.
The water lily opens at noon and closes at 2:00 PM.
Hawkbit, a dandelion look-a-like, closes at 3PM
Goatsbeard opens at noon and closes at 6:00 pm.
California poppy opens at 1:00 PM and closes at dusk. Chicory opens at 2:00 PM and closes at 5:00 PM with white waterlilies.
Four-o’clock opens at 4:00 PM
Evening primrose & moonflowers opens at 6:00 PM.
Plant list
http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/envis/doc28.html
http://www.dewsworld.com/FHowToMakeAFlowerClock.html
References :
http://whisperingcraneinstitute.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/linnaeus-and-the-flower-clock/
http://www.linnean.org/index.php?id=376
http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/2007/02/flower_clock.html
Alternative Clock Competition
http://www.worldlandtrust.org/news/past-events.htm
http://www.ntp-systems.com/think_sync_view_article.asp?ID=45&NewsletterID=1&month=3&year=2005

]]> http://diyflowercraft.com/blog/442/what-flowers-open-at-300/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 Frank C Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:17:59 +0000 http://diyflowercraft.com/blog/442/what-flowers-open-at-300/#comment-2452 Four O' Clocks open in late afternoon and remain open during the evening.<br><b>References : </b><br> Four O’ Clocks open in late afternoon and remain open during the evening.
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