Tidy Tips (pack)

Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa) is a low-growing California native annual with cheerful yellow daisy-like flowers tipped in fringed white. Its narrow, soft, grey-green leaves and drought tolerance make it a standout in wildflower plantings, and its nectar is a favorite of the endangered Checkerspot Butterfly.

At a glance

• Variety: Tidy Tips, open-pollinated, non-GMO
• Botanical name: Layia platyglossa
• Native to: California
• USDA zones: 3 to 10
• Sun: Full sun
• Planting depth: 1/16 inch
• Days to germinate: 10 to 28 days
• Height at maturity: 8 to 12 inches
• Seeds per pack: About 340 (covers about 10 sq ft broadcast)

Best for

• Wildflower meadows and native plantings
• Drought-tolerant, low-water gardens
• Pollinator habitat for butterflies and beneficial insects
• Borders and naturalized areas

How to grow

Broadcast or sow seeds just 1/16 inch deep in spring in full sun and well-drained soil, with germination in 10 to 28 days. Thin plants to 6 to 8 inches apart once they reach about 1 inch tall. Tidy Tips needs only light water and tolerates drought once established, blooming from mid summer into fall.

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