6 pm

Fleur-Ange Lamothe

"Flowers That Bloom on Time

Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish naturalist who designed a flower clock. He knew that certain flowers open and close at different times during the day. And he knew that they were reliable time-keepers, following their schedules to within half an hour on a sunny day. These flower clocks were often found in 19th-century European formal gardens." Marilyn Burns, This Book Is About Time (1978)

I went out at 6 pm as that is when evening primroses were reported to open. I found some droopy ones. I wondered what happened when it had been raining. I walked on. I was about to go inside when I spotted one! A fresh new bloom_it was 6:06 pm. The others had been blooming yesterday. I do not know what time Evening Primroses close or fade...

So here are the flowers listed for the flower clock and their times:
Spotted Cat's Ear opens 6 am
African Marigold opens 7 am
Mouse-Ear Hawkweed opens 8 am
Prickly Sow Thistle closes 9 am
Common Nipplewort closes 10 am
Star-of-Bethlehem opens 11 am
Passion Flower opens 12 noon
Childing Pink closes 1 pm
Scarlet Pimpernel closes 2 pm
Hawbit closes 3pm
Small Bindweed closes 4 pm
White Water Lily loses 5 pm
Evening Primrose opens 6 pm

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