Cheerfulness is one of the very few really sweetly scented narcissi you can buy, with lovely creamy double flowers, too. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers March-April. Height 40cm.
Gardenia Narcissus is so named due to its resemblance to gardenias. We’ve picked this variety due to its delightful fragrance and big velvety-soft double blooms, which are packed with rows of petals and frills. Flowering from March-April, Gardenia Narcissus make beautiful cut flowers – they can also be forced indoors for winter blooms – but, as with all double narcissi, don’t cut them before they are fully open.
Growing Information
Daffodil and narcissus bulbs are easy to establish in any moist, well drained soil. Plant the bulbs in full sun or semi-shade at a depth of approximately 10cm (4″) and at a distance of 10cm (4″) apart. Narcissus and Daffodils look particularly eye-catching when grown as drifts in borders or informal areas of grass. For a really natural effect, cast the bulbs across the area and plant them where they land.
For an attractive indoor display, plant daffodils and narcissus in containers of bulb fibre and position them cool garage or other well ventilated, dark position at a maximum temperature of 10°C (50°F). Water sparingly when necessary to keep the compost moist. When the growing shoots reach a height of 10cm (4″) move the containers to a cool bright position indoors (approximately 16°C or 60°F).
