Whatzit?

[rogruth]

I thought they were the same thing with different names. ???

A rose by any other name would smell as as sweet.

https://todayshomeowner.com/whats-the-difference-between-daffodils-jonquils-and-buttercups/

Ah so.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Jonquil

I thought you were refering to Dreadful Jonquil.

No.........was just referring to the plain simple jonquil

I am in Campbellsville this morning. When I get back home I will dissect one of the plants to find out if it is a Jonquil or a Daffodil.

The suspense is killing me.....I hope it lasts.

[robert.]

Squirrels love them. Deer can’t resist them . I can’t keep them in the front beds

[chuck]

When/where I grew up they were called daffodils. One of my supervisors was a serious gardener (I used to bring her four to six sixty pound bags of leaf much every fall, we have a lot of trees) and she would refer to these early spring bloomers as jonquils. Not being a native Michigander and not knowing her background (Ann Arbor has a lot of non-native Michiganders) I noted a few of the other staff member did the same. I just assumed the names were interchangeable/local variations.

I just found them to be pretty flowers that were harkening spring along with the crocus, pussy willows and forsythias.

[webenda]

Jonquil: This term actually refers to a specific type of daffodil known as Narcissus jonquilla, although the name is often used as a more general term for daffodils by ignorant residents in certain parts of the country.

Jonquils have slender leaves that round on the tips while daffodils sport slim sword-tipped foliage.

The whatzit has slim sword-tipped foliage.


Jonquils bear one to five golden-yellow flowers per stem and are usually quite fragrant.

I saw a few thousand of these plants on my drive to a friend's house today. Not a single plant had more than one flower per stem.
The jury is hung on the fragrance question. I think they stink, Lynnette thinks they smell pleasantly like a flower.

One characteristic of Jonquils are their long, dark green, tube-shaped leaves.

The whatzit has flat leaves that are not tube shaped.


Daffodil flower stalks are hollow.

The whatzit has hollow stems.


Because of the confusion between Narcissus Jonguilla and other Daffodil species, I found conflicting descriptions when searching on "Daffodil vs. Jonquin. Nevertheless, I came to the conclusion that Chuck nailed this Whatzit.

[webenda]

Whatzit?

[chuck]

The Diva Plavalaguna from Luc Besson's Fifth ELement. Played by Maïwenn Le Besco. She'll be dead in a few minutes in the gun fight in the opera set on the "cruise ship" orbiting Fhloston Paradise.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The Diva Plavalaguna from Luc Besson's Fifth ELement.

Good movie with lots of "interesting" actors in it that gets played waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too often on TV.

[rogruth]

She also sings a very interesting piece of music.

I agree with Rufus but also think it is an above average SF movie from the time it was made.

[chuck]

I agree with Rufus but also think it is an above average SF movie from the time it was made.

Agreed. One of my favorite guilty pleasures is re-watching this. Casting was brilliant. Interesting portrayal of a possible future. Loved the tip of the hat to Blade Runner with the flying "junk" food "truck".

[Rufus T. Firefly]

She also sings a very interesting piece of music.

Yes.

I agree with Rufus but also think it is an above average SF movie from the time it was made.

We've not had very many really good SF movies despite there existing a huge library.

[webenda]

The Diva Plavalaguna from Luc Besson's Fifth ELement. Played by Maïwenn Le Besco. She'll be dead in a few minutes in the gun fight in the opera set on the "cruise ship" orbiting Fhloston Paradise.

Wrong.

It is Cristina Ramos imitating Diva Plavalaguna in 'The diva dance' - Tu Cara Me Suena
https://youtu.be/CfQZnskLxys

More Cristina Ramos
https://youtu.be/BRiQB6WgOJU
https://youtu.be/Te2xTD1gj_M

[webenda]

The Diva Plavalaguna from Luc Besson's Fifth ELement. Played by Maïwenn Le Besco. She'll be dead in a few minutes in the gun fight in the opera set on the "cruise ship" orbiting Fhloston Paradise.

Trivia: The role of Diva Plavalaguna was played by the French actress Maiwenn, who at the time of the production of the film was in a civil marriage with Luc Besson .The aria "Il dolce suono" from the opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" by composer Gaetano Donizetti in Italian was performed behind the scenes by the opera singer Inva Mula. Part of the aria of Lucia de Lamermoor Plavalaguna is performed with synthetic vocals (that is, voice, but without the use of words and together with music), sung not with a human voice, but created on a computer, since the human voice is not able to master such a range, characteristic of the legend of the film for Voices of Plavalaguna (at the time of filming, no person was found with the ability to perform in such a voice, but later this was refuted when the part was performed by Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen). Luc Besson wanted to shoot the stage on which Diva performed the aria in France, but could not find a suitable scene, and the shooting had to be moved to London in Royal Covent Garden, as well as to 007 Stage studio. For some time in various publications it was believed that the voice of the opera diva was the voice of the singer of Inca origin Ima Sumak.

[rogruth]

Ms. Ramos is impressive.

I am not impressed that she sang on " Insert countrys " got talent.
IMO those shows have little to do with talent and neither do the judges.

[webenda]

Ms. Ramos is impressive.

I am not impressed that she sang on " Insert countrys " got talent.
IMO those shows have little to do with talent and neither do the judges.

I found her talent show acts entertaining. If Ms. Ramos had not appeared on a talent show I might never have discovered her.