Bouquet-Like Heirloom Flowers

Most gardeners know daffodils for the cheerful color they bring to spring, but ‘Erlicheer’ (pronounced er luh cheer) is treasured for qualities that extend beyond its flowers. This heirloom combines generous clusters of double white blooms with a fragrance seldom found among daffodils, offering gardeners an uncommon combination of beauty and perfume. Flowering in late winter to early spring, it welcomes the transition from winter with a grace that has delighted gardeners for generations.

Unlike the familiar large-flowered daffodils that produce a single blossom on each stem, ‘Erlicheer’ belongs to the tazetta group, a class of daffodils admired for bearing clusters of flowers rather than solitary blooms. A single bulb may send up six to eight flowering stems, each carrying multiple blossoms that together create the impression of a hand-tied bouquet. Growing 10 to 12 inches tall, this daffodil is well suited to garden beds, borders, and containers. The double flowers open a luminous white before gradually softening to creamy white with warm ivory centers, giving the display subtle variation as the blooms mature.

Exceptional Fragrance and Indoor Forcing

Its fragrance is one of the qualities that sets this daffodil apart. While many daffodils are admired chiefly for their display, this heirloom has long been treasured for a sweet fragrance that is unmistakably its own. Planted beside a garden walk, near a porch, or close to an entrance, its fragrance rewards anyone who pauses to enjoy the flowers. It is one of the few daffodils valued as much for its fragrance as for its bloom.

Well suited to our milder winters, ‘Erlicheer’ brings welcome beauty to the landscape as winter gives way to spring. Its clustered stems also make excellent cut flowers, carrying their fragrance indoors as readily as they provide beauty in the garden. Gardeners who enjoy forcing bulbs will find this tazetta especially accommodating. With proper preparation, bulbs may bloom as early as Christmas, offering fresh flowers and fragrance during the holiday season.

Planting, Care, and Pest Resistance

Plant bulbs in autumn after the soil has cooled, choosing a site with well-drained soil and full sun to light afternoon shade. Set bulbs about six inches deep and six to eight inches apart, giving each planting room to expand naturally over time. After flowering, allow the foliage to mature before it fades, as the leaves replenish the bulb’s energy for another year’s display. Like other daffodils, ‘Erlicheer’ is naturally resistant to deer, rabbits, and most rodents, making it a dependable choice for many East Texas gardens.

Award-Winning Performance and Event Sale Details

Recognized with the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit, ‘Erlicheer’ has earned distinction through enduring performance rather than passing fashion. Its bouquet-like flowering habit, exceptional fragrance, adaptability to southern gardens, and ease of forcing continue to distinguish it among heirloom daffodils. Whether enjoyed in the garden or gathered into a vase to perfume a room, ‘Erlicheer’ offers the uncommon combination of beauty and fragrance that has made it a favorite among gardeners for generations.

This bulb will be among the many plants offered in the upcoming Bulbs to Blooms Conference and Sale on October 24th from 9-1 at Pollard United Methodist Church. Admission is free. Online shopping begins October 12-21, with order pick-up beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the sale. For more details, visit this LINK or call (903)590-2980. Hope to see you there!