Layia platyglossa - Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa - Tidy Tips

Pots Size: Quart

Welcome Spring with the sweet scent and sunny innocence of CA native “Tidy Tips”. Easy and quick, you’ll be rewarded with a profusion of bouncy 2” blooms with their super clear lem­on-yellow and pure white scalloped petals. In California, it's an important nectar source for the Checkerspot butterfly. Self-sows for new plants next Spring! Rich soil.
Native Annual/Herb
Zones: 1-11
Size: 12-18 inches tall by 4-12 inches wide
Light: Full sun 
Soil: Prefers clay or loamy soil, tolerates sandy soil. 
Water: Little water 
Bloom: Blooms March through June 
Other notes: The branched, stout, succulent stem of this annual is prostrate and 4-12 in. long. Numerous 2 in. wide, daisy-like flowers rise from the branches above fuzzy, light-green leaves. The ray flowers have three-toothed, white tips contrasting with deep-yellow petal bases. Tufted, dandelion-seed-like fruits succeed flowering
Uses: Use in a grassland or meadow-like garden with other annuals or herbaceous perennials. Pollinator Friendly.