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Layia platyglossa
Also Known As
- Tidy Tips
Plant type
annual / biennial
size
- H: 14"
- W: 18"
planting zones
- 1-11
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.
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
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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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Zones
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Size
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Zones
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