Northwest Blooms · Bulbs
Narcissus 'Lemon Glow'
Lemon Glow Daffodil
- Family
- Amaryllidaceae
- Height
- 12 to 18 in
- Flower color
- Soft lemon yellow with a large ruffled trumpet that is deeper yellow at the rim, often paling toward creamy white as the bloom matures
- Foliage color
- Blue-green to gray-green, narrow strap-shaped leaves
- Bloom time
- Early to mid spring
- Light
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low, remove spent flowers to prevent seed formation, allow foliage die back naturally before removal
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 3 to 8
- Wildlife
- Occasional visits from bees and other spring pollinators
About this plant
Narcissus 'Lemon Glow' produces clear yellow flowers with softly rounded petals surrounding a long trumpet in matching lemon tones that brighten early spring gardens. Slim, blue-green foliage rises in neat, upright clumps, giving the plant a fresh, orderly appearance as the blooms open. The overall habit is compact and cheerful, with each stem carrying a single, well-formed flower that brings warmth and clarity to seasonal displays.
This trumpet daffodil blooms in early to mid spring with classic, open-faced flowers well suited for borders, containers, cutting gardens, and naturalized plantings. Introduced through twentieth-century breeding programs, it remains widely used in mass displays where dependable flowering supports early season color.
Works well in
Borders · Cottage Gardens · Under Trees · Woodland Gardens · Containers
Companion plants
Hellebores · Tulips · Astilbes · Foxgloves · Bergenias · Sedums
Design tip
Spring bloom is its headline moment, and it reads best in a group rather than as a single plant. Drift them in uneven groups for a natural look, and interplant with perennials that fill the gap after the leaves die back.
