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Common tidy tips (Layia platyglossa) is an annual in the sunflower family but much smaller than a sunflower. Its daisy-like flowers are bright golden yellow in the center and white on the tips, with a distinctively clear “tidy” margin between the two colors. Flowers appear late winter to early spring and on the coast can continue through summer. It grows to a maximum of 2 feet high and 6 inches wide.
This plant likes full sun, low water, and makes a super easy and dependable garden choice. It prefers clay or loamy soil but tolerates sandy soil. Seeds germinate with winter rain and need no supplemental water. If transplanted from seedlings, plants should be watered occasionally. Plants reseed readily.
The flowers attract many species of insects, especially butterflies. It is an important nectar plant for Checkerspot butterflies.
Annual herb
6 - 24 in Tall
6 - 24 in Wide
Yellow
Spring, Winter
Containers
Full Sun
Low
Max 3x / month once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to -5° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Prefers clay or loamy soil, tolerates sandy soil.
Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0
By seed
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24
Meadows
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Northern Coastal Scrub, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Use in a grassland or meadow-like garden with other annuals or herbaceous perennials such as California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Clarkia spp., Lupinus spp., Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii) and Sidalcea spp.; with geophytes such as Brodiaea spp., Mariposa Lily (Calochortus spp.), and Blue Dicks (Dipterostemon capitatus); and with succulents such as Dudleya spp. and various cactus species.
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Likely
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Confirmed
Adela flammeusella
Texas Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon texanus
Narrow-legged Miner Bee
Andrena angustitarsata
Andrena cercocarpi
Elderberries
Sambucus