Jonquil, Daffodil or Narcissus?
The common botanical name for all these lovely spring flowers is Narcissus.
Daffodils may be perfumed, but their scent is delicate and, to my nose, green. They have one flower per stem. They come in many shades, from white, through yellow to peach and pink. Often their trumpets are a brighter colour.
Although daffodils and jonquils are both classified as narcissus, they are different species. Nonetheless, they will probably always be referred to as ‘daffodils,’ glorious harbingers of spring.
I noticed a bent stem of jonquils in the garden and brought it into the house. It smelt wonderful. My photographic skills do not do it justice, and there is no way of capturing the scent, but I think it is beautiful.
Interesting. I love them. Mum used to grow daffodils when we were growing up and I always think of her when I see them :)
ReplyDeleteThey are such a part of spring, especially in the UK.
DeleteOne garden a few minutes down the road from me has a jonquil border under the rose bushes, the flowers are white with a yellow trumpet and so strongly scented I can't walk past there while they are blooming. Daffodils also are a bit too strong for me.
ReplyDeleteMy son-in-law cannot be near scented flowers either - they cause asthma attacks.
DeleteWhen my father was discharged from the army after WW2, married and had the first children, but he had no money for a house. When the army provided loans so ex-servicemen could purchase land and build a house in an outer outer suburb, jonquils and daffodils were planted around the entire front garden. I loved them!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely memory. They're long-lasting flowers, too.
DeleteInteresting to know that they are not the same!
ReplyDeleteA rose by any other name . . .
DeleteYes, please - they are all lovely and such wonderful harbingers of Spring. xx
ReplyDeleteThey're so bright and strong.
DeleteWhichever, they can all put on a brilliant display in mass planting.
ReplyDeleteThey bloom for such a long time and withstand all that the weather can throw at them.
DeleteI always get these mixed up, and a few others too. They're all so beautiful in the spring
ReplyDeleteWe can all appreciate them, no matter what we call them. 😀
DeleteEither way, they're one of my very favorite flowers. Our earliest to bloom are fading now but we still have some late-comers. My grandfather in Indiana had a large bed of what we always called jonquils.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely memory.
DeleteThank you. I was never sure of the difference up until now. I love them all.
ReplyDeleteYours is a beauty.
I don't normally bring them indoors, but couldn't leave this one to be trampled.
DeleteI love the way the sway in the garden, dancing on the breeze.
ReplyDeleteYou can see how Wordsworth was inspired.
DeleteHe's your wonderful photos. I am so happy at this point in time in that I have hundreds of miniature daffodils now in full bloom. I look out through the yard and during the gloomy gray days they almost look like light bulbs turned on.
ReplyDeleteMiniature daffodils are wonderful and I can quite see how they shine like lamps.
DeleteWe don’t have either in our present garden, but I think it is actual daffodils that I usually see around here. I will try to look more carefully this spring. But there is nothing to see yet, except snow and ice.
ReplyDeleteYou have those joys yet to come.
DeleteI've always called them daffodils no matter what they are. I have some but I'm not sure which ones they actually are.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it matters - it won't spoil your enjoyment of them.
DeleteI love the ones in our yard because we never planted them and they return every Spring.
ReplyDeletePerennial flowers are such good value, especially if they're free.
Deletethey are all Jonquils to me, because I was raised in the deep south of USA in GA and all the people I knew called them jonquils. this was before internet when we could figure out the differences. mothers jonquils were all one color, bright yellow
ReplyDeleteThey seem to be an international flower.
DeleteI love both flowers. Great harbingers of warmer weather.
ReplyDeleteThey do look hopeful.
DeleteThanks for explaining what jonquils are. I've never been sure. (And now I hope I remember!)
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DeleteI love all things yellow. This year though, we still have snow hitting us here and there. Hope to see the yellows soon. In the meanwhile, yellow chalk paint for me.
ReplyDeleteI hope it soon warms up for you.
DeleteIt's very beautiful indeed. I had no idea these were called jonquils! xxx
ReplyDeleteI like the name - it sounds so grown-up. 😎
DeleteI have several varieties of jonquils and daffodils in my garden. I love them all.
ReplyDeleteThey must be a wonderful sight.
DeleteI like them all such a beautiful sign of Spring.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
They are.
DeleteWith you on the scent of jonquils or sol d'or as they are called here. My preference over daffodils any day.
ReplyDelete'Golden sun' sounds wonderful.
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