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Amaryllidaceae
Jonquil
Narcissus jonquilla
Return of happiness and desire for affection.
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Genus
- Narcissus
- Native to
- Spain, Portugal, southern France
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- bulbous perennial
- Height
- 25–40 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- medium during growth; dry in dormancy
- Hardiness
- 5–9
- Lifespan
- perennial; bulbs multiply for decades
Did you know
- True jonquils are distinguished from other daffodils by their round, rush-like leaves — the name comes from the Spanish 'junquillo' (little rush).
- Each stem carries multiple small flowers, unlike the single large bloom of a typical trumpet daffodil.
- Jonquils are among the most intensely fragrant of all narcissus, and their scent is used in perfumery.
- In the American South, jonquils were planted on graves and near homesteads, and abandoned clumps still mark old homesite locations.
- Deer and rodents avoid jonquil bulbs because they contain toxic alkaloids, making them ideal for naturalized plantings.
Color meanings
Yellow
desire and returned affection
Gold
chivalric devotion
White
sweet simplicity