Narcissus jonquilla ‘Blushing Lady’
Narcissus jonquilla 'Blushing Lady' has soft yellow flowers with pink cups. It produces 2-3 strongly fragrant flowers per stem.
Narcissus jonquilla ‘Blushing Lady’ has soft yellow flowers with pink cups, producing 2-3 strongly fragrant flowers per stem. The rosy colour of the cup will fade in full sun. N. jonquilla is a species from Spain and Portugal that has been cultivated since the 1700s for its oil, still a component of many perfumes. It has narrow, rush-like leaves – jonquilla comes from juncus which means rush.
Common Name: Apodanthus Daffodil, Jonquil
Family: Amaryllidaceae (The Amaryllis Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
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Fragrance: Yes
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Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Mesic. The species in this genus grow in a wide range of habitats including open spaces ranging from low marshes to rocky hillsides and montane pastures to grassland, scrub, woods, river banks and rocky crevices.
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