Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Cheerfulness'

Award(s)
AM(e) 1926
*HC(g) 1927
*AM(g) 1936
*FCC(g) 1939
AGM 1995
AM Haarlem 1923

A reliable performer and a vigorous naturalizer. Unlike most doubles, it doesn't need exceptional weather in order to open well. And only...Read More the cup is double, so the scape stands up well under the weight.

Exceptionally late to bloom, this is a great season extender, into garden tour season.

An heirloom variety introduced in 1923. Winner of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

I ordered these online because they were advertised as fragrant, and found out months later when they bloomed that I don't like the fragr...Read Moreance! I would encourage people to smell fragrant plants in person before buying.

I moved to a new home and immediately started planting specialty daffodils, Replete, Apricot Whirl, Orangerie...I also grabbed a mixed ba...Read Moreg of double daffodils at Lowes for fun. Well, "Cheerfullness" happened to be in the mixed bag and it was my favorite of all the daffodils I planted. The fragrance is so lovely and powerful, I am anxious to dig up the clumps and plant in more gardens. I planted it in my "cold" garden, morning sun, shade all afternoon...the plants there grow and bloom later than the rest of my gardens. Last of the daffodils to bloom, blooms last 1-2 weeks...a delicate stunner in the garden!