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Afloral clock, orflower clock, is a large decorativeclock with the clock face formed bycarpet bedding, usually found in apark or other public recreation area. Most have the mechanism set in the ground under the flowerbed, which is then planted to visually appear as a clock face with moving hands which may also hold bedding plants.
The first floral clock was the idea of John McHattie, Superintendent of Parks inEdinburgh,Scotland. It was first planted up in the spring of 1903 inWest Princes Street Gardens. In that year it had only an hour hand but a minute hand was added the following year. A cuckoo which pops out every quarter hour was added in 1952. The clock was soon imitated across the United Kingdom and later throughout the world.[1]
In Edinburgh, the clock mechanism is set inside the plinth of the statue toAllan Ramsay adjacent. The first mechanism using salvaged parts fromElie Parish Church inFife was installed byJames Ritchie & Son.[2] A new mechanism was installed in 1934 and has been electrically operated since 1973. It is still maintained by James Ritchie Clockmakers.[citation needed]
The only flower clock with two faces moved by the same system is located inZacatlán, Puebla,Mexico. It has two faces, each five metres (16 ft) in diameter. It was built byRelojes Centenario, a local manufacturer.
Michael Jackson had a floral clock at hisNeverland Ranch.
Other floral clocks can be seen in theInternational Peace Garden on the border between North Dakota and Manitoba, Rockford, Illinois and inFrankfort, Kentucky.
On 19 May 2016, Camarillo Plaza in California unveiled a 13-foot (4.0 m) in diameter floral clock. The clock was created as a dedication to Mr. David Pick.
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