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Jonquil (band)
Jonquil or Jonquille may refer to: * ''Narcissus jonquilla'', the jonquil, a narcissus with clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers and cylindrical leaves, native to southern Europe and northeastern Africa * Jonquil (color) Jonquil is a hue of yellow. It is the color of the interior of the central cylindrical tubular projection of the jonquil flower. The color takes its name from a species of plant, ''Narcissus jonquilla'', which has clusters of small fragrant yello ..., a hue named after the flower * USS ''Jonquil'' (1863), a 19th-century warship of the United States Navy * , two former warships of the Royal Navy {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narcissus Jonquilla
''Narcissus jonquilla'', commonly known as jonquil or rush daffodil, is a bulbous flowering plant, a species of the genus '' Narcissus'' (daffodil) that is native to Spain and Portugal but has now become naturalised in many other regions: France, Italy, Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, Madeira, British Columbia in Canada, Utah, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and the southeastern United States from Texas to Maryland. ''Narcissus jonquilla'' bears long, narrow, rush-like leaves (hence the name ''jonquil'', Spanish , from the Latin ' rush'). In late spring it bears heads of up to five 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 The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonquil (color)
Jonquil is a hue of yellow. It is the color of the interior of the central cylindrical tubular projection of the jonquil flower. The color takes its name from a species of plant, ''Narcissus jonquilla'', which has clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers, and is native to the Mediterranean. The first known recorded use of jonquil as a color name in English was in 1789.Maerz and Paul, ''A Dictionary of Color'', 1930. New York: McGraw-Hill. P. 197; and Color Sample of Jonguil, p. 41, Plate 9, Color Sample J5 Cultural references Kurt Vonnegut uses the word jonquil in his novel ''The Sirens of Titan'', Titan being the largest moon of Saturn. Josh Ritter's song "The Golden Age of Radio" includes the line "Yeah you look pretty good in that jonquil dress". David Foster Wallace uses the expression "jonquil-yellow" in his novel ''Infinite Jest''. See also *List of colors These are the lists of colors; * List of colors: A–F * List of colors: G–M * List of colors: N–Z * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
