Culture of Wales the 17th and 18th centuries, it became common practice in Great Britain for the gentry to wear leeks on St. David's Day. In 1807, a "a red dragon passant standing on a mound" was made the King's badge for Wales. Following an increase in nationalism in 1953, it was proposed to add the motto "Y ddraig goch ddyry cychwyn" ("the red dragon takes the lead") to the flag. This was poorly received, and six years later Queen Elizabeth II intervened to put the current flag in place. The daffodil is a more recent development, becoming popular during the 19th century.
Dragon Petroleum but the Dragon Petroleum brand is restricted exclusively to Wales. Dragon Petroleum Dragon Petroleum is a Welsh fuel company with headquarters at Dyserth in Clwyd. It is a subsidiary of NWF Fuels, itself a trading Division of the NWF Group plc of Nantwich in Cheshire. Dragon Petroleum operates a chain of petrol stations and garages across Wales. Its corporate logo is a stylised Welsh dragon, and in its most recent rebranding this logo has been superimposed upon green and white stripes, so as to resemble (but not precisely reproduce) the Welsh flag. The parent company (NWF) also supplies fuel and