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Thursday, 27 August 2015

FFF197 - JONQUILS

Narcissus jonquilla (Jonquil, Rush daffodil) is a bulbous flowering plant, a species of Narcissus (daffodil) that is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa, but has naturalised throughout Europe and the United States. It bears long, narrow, rush-like leaves (hence the name "jonquil", Spanish junquillo, from the Latin juncus = "rush"). It is in the Amaryllidaceae family of plants.

 In Spring it bears heads of up to 5 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. N. jonquilla has been cultivated since the 18th century in France as the strongest of the Narcissus species used in Narcissus Oil, a component of many modern perfumes.

 Like other members of their family, narcissi produce a number of different alkaloids, which provide some protection for the plant, but may be poisonous if accidentally ingested. This property has been exploited for medicinal use in traditional healing and has resulted in the production of galantamine for the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia.

 We are seeing all sorts of narcissi blooming in Melbourne at the moment, a clear indication of Spring's imminent arrival!
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18 comments:

  1. EricaSta27 August 2015 at 08:31

    That's of the other side of the World: Springtime. We get step by step autumn with other blooms....
    Cheers, Heidrun

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  2. Tom27 August 2015 at 08:41

    Teasing us with a glimpse of spring! Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  3. Katarina27 August 2015 at 09:46

    I like those a lot! And they don't get eaten by the deer. ; )

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  4. Sara Chapman27 August 2015 at 10:03

    So fresh, so lovely, so welcome.

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  5. Anonymous27 August 2015 at 11:37

    One of my favorite Spring flowers!

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  6. Maribel27 August 2015 at 13:28

    Spring, sounds just lovely. The summer is soon over.

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  7. Gayle27 August 2015 at 16:48

    What a joy to see on our hot summer days.

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  8. fim.works27 August 2015 at 23:20

    It's so nice, to see springflowers in our summer!
    Have a nice weekend, dear Nick!

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  9. Zauberpalme27 August 2015 at 23:54

    Hello Nick thank you for hosting. It's lovely to see springtime in our late summer. Have a nice weekend.

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  10. Anonymous28 August 2015 at 00:37

    Hello Nick,
    so lovely springtime flowers on the other side of the world!
    Thanks for hosting ♥
    I wish you a nice weekend,
    moni

    Thanks if you visit my blog
    http://www.reflexionblog.de

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  11. Anonymous28 August 2015 at 04:29

    Beautiful fresh spring blooms! Happy weekend. :)

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  12. bijjen28 August 2015 at 04:34

    Beautifull.....springflowers...
    and we have the end of the summer.....
    Have a nice day

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  13. photodoug28 August 2015 at 04:38

    Nick, looks like Spring has sprung for you. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Anonymous28 August 2015 at 06:13

    These are so pretty. I think of daffodils.

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  15. aspiritofsimplicity28 August 2015 at 06:14

    I love jonquils. We are approaching end of summer here and won't see them till spring comes round again.

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  16. Kristin Aquariann28 August 2015 at 08:14

    Delightful daffodils! The fairies must enjoy drinking tea from them.

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  17. Amy Johnson28 August 2015 at 08:29

    It's always hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that while your experiencing spring in your part of the world, we're seeing the end of summer. But it is nice to see spring flowers…the beginning of new life, as our flowers start to fade. TFS!

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  18. Villrose28 August 2015 at 14:17

    Charming Jonquils, and interesting facts about them!

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