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Tuesday, 19 March 2013

J is for Jonquil

J is for joyful, jazzy, jumping, jonquils.
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Jonquil is a color as well as a flower. The name for the color came from the flower name: Narcissus jonquilla. The flowers above are the color jonquil but they are another variety. However, jonquil has also become a common name which could refer to the flowers above. Jump right in and join us for the letter J.

JONQUIL


29 comments:

  1. A beautiful bloom, and the bright, vivid shade of yellow brings JOY to my heart!

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  2. I'm sure jumping for joy for flower season. This yellow jonquil is joyful for sure.
    Ann

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  3. Wintry mix in New England USA ~ so grateful to see these beautiful jonquils and excellent photography ~ Great for J ~ Enjoy ^_^

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  4. The jonquils are getting ready to bloom here in the southwest and I can't wait. They are my favorite flowers

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  5. Gorgeous! One of my favorite flowers. They just about to appear here in Coventry.

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  6. I love jonquils...their happy color and the fact that they are harbingers of spring!!! Especially after this long hard winter we're having.

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  7. Wow, wish I had some of these flower in my garden now.. here is still very much winter..

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  8. In Holland where I'm originally from, we call this flower Narcissus. Indeed, a joyful color in the usual gray days there:)

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  10. Oh they look so pretty. I have bunches and bunches of them on my kitchen table...it's still too cold for them to be blooming outdoors...next month.

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  11. Gorgeous photo, Carver. Are narcissus the same as daffodils? Well, they certainly look like spring!
    K

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  12. very yellowry. Most of the time, we just call it daffodil.

    http://ann-mythoughtsandphotos.blogspot.co.nz/2013/03/abc-wed-letter-j-for-jeep.html

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  13. looks like a lot of people are participating this round. We must like the letter J!!!!! Love the jonquils!

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  14. Love your lovely yellow jonquils; like a breath of spring.

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  15. However you call them, they are a JOYOUS sight!

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  16. I am longing to see them life ! Beautiful picture !

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  17. wonderful, wonderful blooms. brings Joy to the heart.

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  18. They can lift the soul as well as any flower I know.

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  19. Hi! J is Japanese islands. OK? Thank you very much for your hosting.

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  20. Joyous! All things bright and beautiful.

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  21. I love jonquilles. They are so welcome after the long gray winter we had. As a kid, I used to spend hours in the woods picking "jonquilles" and "primevères" for my mother.

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  22. Another month and our jonquils will be up. Can't wait!!

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  23. My jonquils are ready to show their colour! Beautiful introduction!

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  24. I never heard of yellow flowers being called Jonquils before, so very interesting and educating too.

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  25. Beautiful. Love that brilliant shock of yellow.

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  26. I love flowers in any color or name. But i dint know that jonquil was both a flower and a color. Good to know.

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  27. Lovely introduction and beautiful flowers.

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  28. Fantastic blog! I'm glad I found you. Aloha, Brian

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  29. wow! that is such a lovely flower, yellow is mum's favorite colors, too!

    anyway, here i am again trying to catch up with this week's linky. i do hope you can mine to this collection + thanks in advance! :)

    my ABC Wednesday entry

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