Jonquil Narcissus jonquilla
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- nar-SIS-us jong-KWIL-uh
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Jonquil is a perennial bulbous herb that grows up to 1 1⁄2'. This plant blooms in mid-spring has a spreading habit and is good for naturalizing. In the fall plant 3"-5" deep and 3"-6" apart to enjoy these easy to grow showy golden-yellow flowers in the spring. Seed heads can be removed after flowering but do not remove leaves until they have died back as they are providing nutrients to next year's bulb. This plant benefits from the addition of bone meal or superphosphate to the planting soil. Cut foliage back after it has browned naturally. This plant is tolerant of heat and drought. It is intolerant of extremely wet conditions.
Quick ID Hints:
- 1-3 flowers per stem, cylindric and onion-like leaves
- Perianth segments are spreading, not reflexed, and yellow
- Corona is cup-shaped and yellow
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for snail, slugs and bulb mites. Bulb rot can occur in wet soils.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Dry Rock Stream Garden Backyard Respite Landscape
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Narcissus
- Species:
- jonquilla
- Family:
- Amaryllidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Portugal, Spain
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 8 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 2-3 rays/petals
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers have 1-3 petals, are scapose, ascending, fragrant, less than an inch in diameter, subtended by a one-valved, and have a membranous spathe. They are perianth tubular at base with 6 segments. The perianth segments are yellow, elliptic, and entire. Corona is yellow, conspicuous, cup-shaped, and has a margin that is shallowly lobed or somewhat crenate and less than an inch long and wide.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are basal, linear, channeled at base and cylindric above, entire, erect, and less than an inch wide.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Drought
- Heat
- Insect Pests
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
