Tidy Tips - Garden Basics - Flower - Annual
(Layia platyglossa)
Although
tidy tips is a native California wildflower, it is more often
grown in England than in the US. Plants produce a mound of cheerful,
clear yellow, white-tipped daisylike flowers, 12 to 18 inches
high. Flowers are 1 to 1-1/2 inches wide and bloom from spring
to early summer. Leaves are small and narrow. Tidy tips makes
an excellent cut flower and is perfect for rock gardens. They
look great in flower boxes and in the front of a border.
As soon as the ground can be prepared in the spring, sow the
seeds on the surface of the soil where they are to bloom and
space the plants 4 to 5 inches apart. They should germinate
in 12 to 14 days and flower 14 weeks after sowing. They need
good light and well-drained soil.
- Type
annual -
Propagation
seeds -
Light
full sun -
Flower Color
yellow with white edges -
Bloom Time
spring to early summer -
Height
12-18 inches -
Width
8 inches -
Soil Requirements
well drained -
Zones
all -
Uses
border, cutflowers, rock gardens, flowerboxes, wildflower meadow
