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Common Tidy Tips
( Layia platyglossa )
Layia platyglossa
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About Common Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa)
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Coastal Tidy Tips is an annual wildflower in the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family. Like other members of this family it has composite flower heads. Its 5-18 outer ray flowers are bright golden yellow with distinct, sharp-margined white tips. The inner disk flowers are numerous and yellow-orange. The entire flower head is 2 in. in diameter. It is native to California's low elevation dry habitats in the Coast Ranges, Central Valley, Channel Islands, and southern coastal plain where it is a member of spring wildflower displays in meadows and grasslands. It is found in many different habitats. Its daisy-like flowers are attractive, making it a popular garden ornamental and ingredient in commercial wildflower seed mixes. It is especially attractive when massed and combined with other wildflowers. It seems to like somewhat more water than some other wildflowers but works well with many other plants.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
0.5 - 2 ft tall
.5 - 2 ft wide
Flower Color
Yellow
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
Wildlife Supported
The flowers attract many species of insects, especially butterflies. It is an important nectar plant for Checkerspot butterflies.
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
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Small Heliothodes Moth
Heliothodes diminutivus
Heliothodes diminutivus
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 3x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 21
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -5° F
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Prefers clay or loamy soil, tolerates sandy soil. Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens
Companion Plants
Use in a grassland or meadow-like garden with other annuals or herbaceous perennials such as
California Poppy
(
Eschscholzia californica
),
Clarkia sp.
,
Lupinus sp.
,
Baby Blue Eyes
(
Nemophila menziesii
) and
Sidalcea sp.
; with geophytes such as
Brodiaea sp.
,
Mariposa Lily
(
Calochortus sp.
), and
Blue Dicks
(Dichelostemma capitatum); and with succulents such as
Dudleya sp.
and various cactus species
Propagation
?
By seed
Sunset Zones
?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Meadows
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.0" - 52.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.83", Coldest Month: 39.4" - 58.5", Hottest Month: 55.6" - 87.2", Humidity: 0.29" - 38.17", Elevation: -3424" - 6112"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Coastal Tidytips, Common Tidy-tips
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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