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Jonquil

Narcissus jonquilla

Also called Apodanthus Daffodil

Jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla) is a bulbous spring-flowering daffodil with rush-like leaves and clusters of fragrant yellow or white flowers. It is grown as a garden bulb that naturalises readily in well-drained soil and full sun.

Family: Amaryllidaceae (Daffodil & onion family)
Grows as: Bulb
Light: Full sun, Part shade
Water: Water during active growth in spring, then keep dry once the foliage yellows in summer.
Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil or loam; avoid waterlogged ground.
Temperature: Hardy to around -15 °C; needs a cool winter period to flower well.
How easy: Easy
Safety: Toxic: All parts, especially the bulb, contain alkaloids such as lycorine that cause vomiting, diarrhoea and skin irritation if eaten or handled.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range: S. & E. Portugal to C. & S. Spain
Climate: temperate

About

Narcissus jonquilla, commonly known as jonquil or rush daffodil, is a bulbous flowering plant, a species of the genus Narcissus (daffodil) that is native to Spain and Portugal but has now become naturalised in many other regions: France, Italy, Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, Madeira, British Columbia in Canada, Utah, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and the southeastern United States from Texas to Maryland.

Narcissus jonquilla bears long, narrow, rush-like leaves (hence the name jonquil, Spanish junquillo, from the Latin juncus 'rush'). In late spring it bears heads of up to five scented yellow or white flowers. It is a parent of numerous varieties within Division 7 of the horticultural classification. Division 7 in the Royal Horticultural Society classification of Narcissus includes N. jonquilla and N. apodanthus hybrids and cultivars that show clear characteristics of those two species.

Other Narcissus plants

Narcissus abscissus · Dafodill · Narcissus blanchardii · Narcissus broussonetii · Narcissus bujei · Petticoat daffodil · Narcissus calcicola · White Hoop Petticoat Daffodil · Narcissus cavanillesii · Narcissus cernuus · Narcissus cuatrecasasii · Cyclamen Flowered Daffodil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Narcissus jonquilla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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