“YELLOW CHEERFULNESS” DOUBLE DAFFODIL
- CATEGORY DOUBLE DAFFODIL
- VARIETY “YELLOW CHEERFULNESS”
- DESCRIPTION CLUSTERS OF DOUBLE YELLOW FLOWERS
- HEIGHT 40CM
- BLOOMS APRIL
- QUANTITY PER UNIT 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 OR 100
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Please Make Sure When Buying These Bulbs That You Don’t Buy Too Small A Bulb Or They Won’t Flower, They Will Only Throw Green Leaves And Take 2-3 Years To Flower. Under A Size 10 Will Only Throw 30% Flowerage At Best. These Bulbs Are A Good Flowering Size
“Yellow Cheerfulness” Has Small, Clustered, Pale Greenish-Yellow Flowers. This Pre-1923 Introduction Has A Central, Yellow “Rosebud” Of Doubled Segments. The Musky, Intensely Sweet-Scented Flowers Are Borne In Small Clusters Atop Calf-High Stems In Mid-Spring. Still A Popular Cultivar More Than 85 Years After Its Introduction.
“Yellow Cheerfulness” Has Received The Royal Horticultural Society’s Award Of Garden Merit (Agm) Which Is For Plants Of Outstanding Excellence.
Like All Daffodils “Cheerfulness” Is A Superb And Long-Lasting Cut Flower Needless To Say They Look Very Impressive. They Are Excellent For Bed And Borders And Also For Cut Flower Arrangements. They Look Good In Containers And Pots. It Is Also Excellent In Masses. In The Landscape, It Pairs Well With Tulips, Bluebells, Alliums And Spring Flowering Perennials And Shrubs.
These Are Some Of The Easiest Bulbs To Grow. They Prefer Full To Part Sun And Require Average Fertile Soil. After Blooming, It Is Good To Let Their Green Tops Photosynthesize To Allow Them To Store Plenty Of Fuel For Next Spring’s Display. Once Their Leaves Start To Turn Yellow, They Can Be Cut To The Ground. Divide Them In Summer If Bloom Or Vigour Dwindles. The Plants Are Deer, Rabbit And Squirrel Resistant.
Plant 15 Cm (6”) Deep And 5-10 Cm (2”-4”) Apart 15 Cm-22 Cm (6-9”) Per Sq Ft