Annuals Dictionary: Layia
Daisy family
Compositae
Lay’i-a. A genus of mostly Californian herbs, comprising about 15 species, 2 grown for their showy flowerheads.
Description
Leaves alternate, generally without marginal teeth. Flowerheads solitary, stalks terminal. Ray flowers handsome, 8-20, yellow or white, and 3-toothed. Disk flowers tubular.
How to Grow
Where winters are severe, sow seeds in early spring for a good show of color before hot weather begins. Barely cover the seeds and firm them into prepared, well-drained soil. In Calif., sow seeds at the end of the summer dry season. The species below prefers cool weather and will bloom after frost.
Layia platyglossa
Tidy-Tips . 1-2 ft. (30-60 cm) high in the wild, usually less in cultivation. Flowerheads showy, 2 in. (5 cm) wide, ray flowers usually yellow tipped with white. Calif. Hardy annual.