Flower Clock

The Flower Clock

The Geneva audio-guided tour presents you with the Flower Clock, the second symbol of the city alongside the Water Jet and one of the most famous clocks in the world.

A clock made of flowers

Installed in the English Garden since 1955, the Flower Clock is a true technical and horticultural feat. Its dial is composed of some twelve thousand plants, renewed several times a year through the seasons, which makes it a living and ever-changing work. A tribute to the watchmaking tradition that is the pride of Geneva, it gives the time with precision, transmitted by satellite. Its second hand, two and a half metres long, is considered one of the largest in the world. Photographed daily by hundreds of visitors, the Flower Clock charms with the alliance of nature and precision mechanics, two emblematic know-hows of the city. It is one of the most recognisable images of Geneva.

What there is to see

The Flower Clock amazes with its dial composed of thousands of flowers, renewed through the seasons, and its second hand among the longest in the world. A symbol of Geneva and its watchmaking tradition, it is in the English Garden, facing the lake. It is an essential photogenic stage, a stone's throw from the Water Jet.

Practical information

The Flower Clock is in the English Garden, on the edge of Lake Geneva, in Geneva. In free access at all hours, it can be discovered along the walk; its flowering varies according to the seasons.

What is the Flower Clock made of?

Of some twelve thousand plants, renewed several times a year according to the seasons, forming a living dial.

Since when has the Flower Clock existed?

Since 1955; it has become, with the Water Jet, one of the great symbols of Geneva.