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    Layia platyglossa

    Also Known As

    • Tidy Tips

    Plant type

    annual / biennial

    size

    • H: 14"
    • W: 18"

    planting zones

    • 1-11

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    Layia platyglossa plant details

    Layia platyglossa is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial with green foliage. In spring white and yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Layia platyglossa

    Plant type: annual / biennial
    Plant family: asteraceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 18 IN wide, 14 IN tall
    Flowers: white and yellow blooms in spring
    Uses: cottage garden, cutting garden, fragrant, self-sowing

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Layia platyglossa

    USDA Zones: 1 - 11
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: regular - occasional
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Tidy Tips is an annual wildflower that is widespread throughout California. Its 1 1/2" wide butter yellow flowers tipped with white are beautiful in masses, in combinations with other low-growing wildflowers, or as a sunny border edging. It has a long bloom period and is usually one of the first wildflowers to appear in spring. Often found growing with Goldflields. It has a mild fragrance. Tidy Tips is an excellent reseeder Native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America. An important nectar source for the Checkerspot butterfly No Historical Uses found. Found in found throughout california's low-elevation dry habitats, from the coast to the low foothills and desert edge. Communitites located in Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland Between 0 and 4000 feet.

    By: The Watershed Nursery

    Welcome Spring with the sweet scent & sunny innocence of our California native “Tidy Tips.” Easy & quick, you’ll be rewarded with a profusion of those bouncy, 2” blooms with their super clear, lemon-yellow & pure white scalloped petals I’m so fond of, March through June. Adorable with Nemophila menziesii “Baby Blue Eyes,” both will self-sow for a harmonious show next Spring. Nice in pots too! In California, it’s an important nectar source for the Checkerspot butterfly. To 14” x 18”. Rich soil is best.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Layia platyglossa plant

    How to Grow Layia platyglossa

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • white
      • yellow

    • Flower Season

      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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