March Gift Flower: Jonquil

The traditional gift flower for March is a jonquil, not to be confused with daffodil although sometimes the words are used interchangeably.

Jonquils have several flowers on a stem, usually a scent, and tube-like green leaves as opposed to flat daffodil leaves.

Although in Missouri both grow in abandoned home sites, they should not be confused with native wildflowers. Both jonquils, and daffodils, are imported flowers that grow from bulbs.

In the Victorian language of flowers, which was used to send secret messages in bouquets, a jonquil was a request to have affection returned.

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