Smelly daffodils

I love daffodils but dislike the smell. I was given a bunch a few days ago by a neighbour who we take parcels in for. The flowers are lovely but there is a distinctly unpleasant smell emanating from them. Could it be some kind of preservative they’ve been sprayed with ? Any florists on here that can enlighten us ?

I love daffodils and have loads in the garden. Mostly that is were they stay. I only bring bent ones indoor as I always have thought that daffodils smell of wet knickers.

Oh just had a sniff at mine and nothing at all smell wise. Bought from Aldi and love the bright flowers and colour to cheer up a cold and dull today, like today!

I used to treat myself to a bunch of ‘sols’ from the flower seller when I worked in London. My mum said they were Soleil d’or. I loved them.

"Climate change means we can now get daffodils from mid-January. I have never had a problem with any strange smell."

There've always been early daffodils from the west country. I live in Cornwall part of the year and we have the littlest ones called Sols from mid November.

I bought some daffodils to take to the crematorium for mothers day. This morning I walked into the kitchen and thought I could smell cat wee, (I don't have cats). Like you I sniffed around and it was definitely the daffs! I was happy to take them to the crem this morning!

Love daffs I even had them as church flowers at my wedding but I hate their smell

Maybe we have different sensors in our noses???
My Sainsbury’s daffs have a nice gentle smell but the day old cut Eucalyptus takes my breath away.
It’s so often a filler in gifted flowers and looks lovely but I can’t bear the smell. It’s nothing like the fresh clean smell of growing Eucalyptus. The cut stuff has to go straight outside!

I bought some daffs in Sainsburys a few weeks back and they never opened up, just withered and went brown while still in bud which was a disappointment.

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My bunches of daffodils from Waitrose also smell once opened for a day or 2. So I put them outside while still in flower, but pongy.
Also hyacinth don't smell as nice as they used to. They have to go out as well so I can see them but jot smell them

JamesandJon33

I love daffodils and have loads in the garden. Mostly that is were they stay. I only bring bent ones indoor as I always have thought that daffodils smell of wet knickers.

I love daffs but agree. They are not known for being fragrant, have had a lovely bunch in the living room but they do produce a smell of urine imho.