“Flower clocks”provided a unique and decorative means oftelling time in the formal gardens of nineteenth-century Europe.Aseries of flowers beds was laid out to form a clock face,with eachbed representing a daytime hour.The beds were planted withflowers known to open or close at the prescribed hours.On a sunnyday,the time on a flower clock could be determined to within ahalf-hour. 19世纪欧洲正规的花园里的“花卉钟”以其独特的装饰性的方式告诉人们时间。人们将各种不同的花卉种成一个一个钟 “Flower clocks”provided a unique and decorative means of telling time in the formal gardens of nineteenth-century Europe.Aseries of flowers beds was laid out to form a clock face, with eachbed represented a daytime hour.The beds were planted withflowers known to open Or close at the prescribed hours.On a sunny day,the time on a flower clock could be determined to within ahalf-hour. The “flower clock” in the 19th century European formal garden tells people time in its unique decorative way. People make a variety of flowers into one clock