Family: Genus: Species: Division: Height: Spacing: Bloom Time: Hardiness: Sun Exposure: Danger: Bloom Color: Foliage: Soil pH requirements: Propagation Methods: Seed Collecting: Water Requirements: |
Amaryllidacea Narcisso x intermedius 13 – y y 6 in. (15 cm) 3-6 in. (7-15 cm) Late Winter/mid Spring 6b to 10b Sun to Partial Shade poisonous if ingested Bright Yellow Herbaceous 6.1 to 7.8 division of root stock flowers are sterile Average |
What’s the difference between jonquils, narcissus, and daffodils you ask? It’s an age old question. Botanically speaking, they’re all different species of the genus Narcissus. To the average gardener however the differences are fairly distinct. True jonquils (Narcissus jonquilla) have dark green, round, rush-like leaves and cluster of small, fragrant, early, yellow blossoms. Almost all yellow cluster flowered Narcissus are lumped into this group including jonquil hybrids. Jonquils and their kin are most common in East Texas and throughout the acid, well drained soils of the mid-South (roughly, zone 8, from Tyler to the East Coast). Even more common than the straight species, which often spreads by seed, is the campernelle jonquil (Narcissus x odorus), a natural hybrid between the wild jonquil and the wild daffodil. It’s normally sterile and only grows where you plant it (or drop it). Its a bigger plant with two to three large, fragrant, yellow jonquils above big jonquil foliage which is slightly flattened and has a bluish gray cast. Also frequently found is the “Texas Star” jonquil (Narcissus x intermedius), a natural hybrid between the wild jonquil and the wild narcissus. It has short, pale yellow flowers above very flattened, green jonquil foliage. It was painted by the great painter, Redoute, in the early 1800’s. |
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