RE: Flower Clock
I have an old poster (somewhere) of the San Francisco Conservatory, the botanical kind, from what would appear around 1900. On the grounds in front is a very large, maybe 20 foot diameter sundial, with plants all around and the gnomon covered in ivy. Very inspiring. I post the picture someday when/if I find it. sasch stephens > Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:09:54 -0700 > From: sunlightdesi...@cs-collectibles.com > To: sundial@uni-koeln.de > Subject: Re: Flower Clock > > An intriguing concept but, as commented on the landscape designer's > site, difficult to achieve. > I made a sundial with flower-beds in the hour segments but did not > attempt to find the "clock" opening or even sun following flowers. > I believe I showed this at the NASS conference in 1999. > > What I found most difficult over time was merely finding plants which > would stay low enough not to shade the hours next to them. > I noticed that the list included some relatively tall plants. > > Is it possible that the shading of a large blade gnomon might enhance > the opening delay or early closing of certain flowers?? > > Claude Hartman > 35N 120W > > --- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: Flower Clock
An intriguing concept but, as commented on the landscape designer's site, difficult to achieve. I made a sundial with flower-beds in the hour segments but did not attempt to find the "clock" opening or even sun following flowers. I believe I showed this at the NASS conference in 1999. What I found most difficult over time was merely finding plants which would stay low enough not to shade the hours next to them. I noticed that the list included some relatively tall plants. Is it possible that the shading of a large blade gnomon might enhance the opening delay or early closing of certain flowers?? Claude Hartman 35N 120W --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: Flower Clock to complement a Sundial...
Another website for the Linnaeus flower Clock: http://whisperingcraneinstitute.wordpress.com/2007/03/05/linnaeus-and-the-flower-clock/ Regards, Roderick Wall. From: R Wall Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 6:58 AM To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Subject: Flower Clock to complement a Sundial... Hi all, You may find this solar powered Linnaeus flower clock interesting. They say this clock can be used to complement a Sundial. Does anyone know the location(s) of a flower clock. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linnaeus%27_flower_clock Regards, Roderick Wall. --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1511/3685 - Release Date: 06/06/11 Internal Virus Database is out of date. --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
