Before revision: Anthericum album) – – 3–4 p.m. Alyssum alyssoides L. – – 4 p.m. Papaver nudicaule L. Iceland poppy – 7 p.m. Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L. Day-lily – 7–8 p.m. Some 30 years before Linnaeus's birth, such a floral clock may have been described by Andrew Marvell, in his poem "The Garden" (1678): How well the skilful gardener drew Of flow'rs and herbs this dial new; Where from above the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run; And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we.
After revision: Cultural references to the conceptAnthericum album) – – 3–4 p.m. Alyssum alyssoides L. – – 4 p.m. Papaver nudicaule L. Iceland poppy – 7 p.m. Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L. Day-lily – 7–8 p.m. Some 30 years before Linnaeus's birth, such a floral clock may have been described by Andrew Marvell, in his poem "The Garden" (1678): How well the skilful gardener drew Of flow'rs and herbs this dial new; Where from above the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run; And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we.