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Vancouver Flower Clock Project

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The Vancouver Flower Clock Project (VFCP) was initiated in October 2008 by ProximityArts, a non-profit interdisciplinary arts collective based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The project is based on a garden plan hypothesized by Carolus Linnaeus in his Philosophia Botanica(1751) that would take advatage of certain species of flowers that open their blooms at set times of day to accurately predict the time, in what he described as an horologium florae (floral clock).

As a collaborative naturalist's journal, The VFCP aims to create a collection of information that would aid particpants in the design and maintenance of a flower clock that is unique to the growing conditions and latitude of the Vancouver region and would also reflect the unique cultures of the region and their history with these plants. The project stresses the importance of regional botany, information sharing and the interweaving of aesthetic and scientific observation.

How to Participate

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If you live outside of the Greater Vancouver Regional District you can use this page as a template and start a similar project in your region. If you live in the GVRD, there are a number of ways you can help develop this project.

If you are new to wiki take the |The original Tour for Newcomers

Add to the list of species

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In Philosophia Botanica, Linnaeus described three groups of flowers:

  • Meteorici - flowers which change their opening and closing times according to the weather conditions.
  • Tropici - flowers which change their times for opening and closing according to the length of the day.
  • Aequinoctales - flowers which have fixed times for opening and closing.

Only Aequinoctales are suitable for use in a flower clock. If you are aware of any species with this trait, please add it to the Species List below using this template:


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Add to the Species Journal

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Take a walk. Watch the flowers grow. You can use these journals to log a bloom sighting, and post information about each species. You can include measurements, stories, pictures, recipes as well as indicate whether a bloom was open or closed at a specific time.

For a new species journal, copy and paste Journal Template onto a new page with the format "plant name"


News and Events

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PROJECT LAUNCH TEA PARTY
Sunday JUNE 21, 2009
1:00 to 4:00 pm

Blim
197 17th Ave. E
Vancouver

By Donation

Drop by for a wiki tutorial, a flower tour of the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood and to learn more about the project.

Bring your laptops, digital cameras or a pencil and paper.

Free cucumber sandwiches and homemade lemonade!

Resources

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You may download and print these plant tags to identify a flower that is under observation.
Anatomy of a mature flower
Leaf Morphology

Project Background Info

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Plant Identification

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Climate and Local Growing Conditions

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Vancouver's hardiness zone ranges from 6b-7b depending on altitude and proximity to the coast.[1]

Assignments

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Participants

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Species List

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Use Journal Template when adding a new journal.

Aequinoctales

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The current list is based on Linneaus observations in Philosophica Botanica. [2]

Image Botanical name Common name Journal
Tragopogon pratensis L. Meadow Salsify Meadow Salsify
Leontodon hispidus L. Hawkbit Rough Hawkbit
Picris hieracioides L. Hawkweed Oxtongue Hawkweed
Cichorium intybus L. Chicory Chicory
Crepis tectorum L. Hawk's Beard Hawk's Beard
Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth false sow Thistle False Sow Thistle
Sonchus oleraceus L.

Sonchus oleraceus

Sow thistle Sow Thistle
Taraxacum officinale Weber Dandelion Dandelion
Crepis alpina L. Hawk's Beard Hawk's Beard
Tragopogon hybridus L. Goat's beard Goat's Beard
Rhagadiolus edulis Gaertner - Endive Daisey
Lapsana chondrilloides L. - Chondrilloides
Convolvulus tricolor L.

Convolvulus

Dwarf Morning Glory Dwarf Morning Glory
Hypochaeris maculata L.

w:Hypochaeris maculata

Spotted cat's ear Spotted Cat's Ear
Hieracium umbellatum L. Northern Hawkweed, Narrowleaf Hawkweed Narrowleaf Hawkweed
Hieracium murorum L. Wall Hawkweed, Golden Lungwort

wort plants

Golden Lungwort
Crepis rubra L. Red Hawksbeard Red Hawksbeard
Sonchus arvensis L.

w:Sonchus arvensis

Field Sow-Thistle Field Sow Thistle
Sonchus palustris L. Marsh Sow-Thistle Marsh Sow Thistle
Leontodon autumnale L. Autumn Dandelion Autumn Dandelion
Hieracium sabaudum L. Hawkweed Hawkweed
Cicerbita alpina (L.) Wallr. Blue sow-thistle]] Blue Sow Thistle
Lactuca sativa L. Lettuce Lettuce
Calendula pluvialis L. - Calendula Pluvalis
Nymphaea alba L.

w:Nymphaea alba

White Water Lily White Water Lily
Anthericum ramosum L. St. Bernard's Lily St. Bernard's Lily
Hypochaeris achyrophorus L. - Journal
Hedypnois rhagadioloides (L.) Schmidt
subsp. cretica (L.) Hayck
- Journal
Trichodiadema babrata (L.) Schwartes - Journal
Hieracium pilosella L. Mouse-ear Hawkweed Journal
Anagallis arvensis L.

w:Anagallis arvensis

Scarlet pimpernell Scarlet Pimpernell
Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) Ball & Heywood Proliferous Pink Proliferous Pink
Hypochaeris glabra L. Smooth Cat's Ear Journal
Malva caroliniana L. - Journal
Spergularia rubra (L.) J. & C. Presl Sand spurrey Journal
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Common Ice-Plant Common Ice Plant
Cryophytum nodiflorum (L.) L. Bol. Ice-Plant Journal
Calendula officinalis L. Pot marigold Pot Marigold
Hieracium aurantiacum

syn Pilosella aurantiaca

Orange Hawkweed Orange Hawkweed
Anthericium ramosum L. (syn. Anthericum album) - Journal
Alyssum alyssoides L. - Journal
Papaver nudicaule L. Iceland Poppy Iceland Poppy
wikispecies:Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L. Day-lily Journal

Local Additions

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Include Species not indicated above. Use Journal Template when adding new species.

Image Botanical name Common name Journal
wikispecies:Ipomoea alba Moon Flower Moon Flower
Evening primrose Evening Primrose
Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce Wall Lettuce
wikispecies: Echinopsis pachanoi San Pedro Cactus San Pedro Cactus
Hypochaeris radicata Rough Cat's Ear, Hairy Cats Ear Hairy Cat's Ear
Lapsana communis Nipplewort Nipplewort
Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce Wall Lettuce 2

References

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