"<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/39749934@N02/4861124493" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa)</a>" by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/39749934@N02" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Native Heart Collections ~ Debbie Ballentine</a> is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CC BY-ND 2.0</a>
LAYIA Tidytips
(Named for Thomas Lay, naturalist)
A California Daisy-like annual, Layia elegans, has yellow flowers with rays often white-tipped. The plants are more or less hairy throughout. It grows about 12 inches tall.
USE. The unusual white-tipped yellow Daisies serve to distinguish this annual from most others. It may be considered a garden subject or cut flower.
GENERAL. The only requirement for culture is the sun; the soil may be poor. Sow the seeds in the open soil in May.
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