Description

Narcissus Pride of Lions is a commanding double-flowered daffodil that delivers bold structure, saturated colour, and exceptional flowering presence across mid-spring. Its densely layered golden-yellow petals are interlaced with deep orange inner segments, creating a flame-like, peony-like bloom that adds movement and volume to spring displays. Standing 40–50 cm tall, it offers generous height and visual impact, ideal for large-format municipal beds, high-footfall commercial landscapes, and civic entry points where bold spring statements are required.

This variety is particularly effective in formal park layouts, cultural heritage gardens, and roadside displays seeking strong colour contrast and seasonal structure. Its layered bloom form holds exceptionally well in changeable Irish spring weather, with excellent resistance to wind and rain. Though not primarily bred for fragrance, Pride of Lions offers modest scent and strong biodiversity support through its semi-accessible flower centres, attracting bumblebees, hoverflies, and early emerging beetles.

Best grown in full sun and fertile, free-draining soils with moderate organic content, it is well adapted to a wide range of Irish growing conditions, including enriched clay loams and reclaimed public greenspace. This cultivar responds well to mechanical planting methods and returns reliably in naturalistic drifts or massed rows with minimal maintenance make it an asset for council contractors, public realm designers, and housing developers seeking reliable perennial structure.

Pride of Lions pairs beautifully with Tulip Daydream, Muscari Mountain Lady, or Fritillaria imperialis Lutea in broad seasonal schemes. It also enhances educational gardens, school grounds, and civic planting schemes that aim to combine theatrical bloom structure with pollinator value and seasonal clarity.