Whitedaisy Tidytips
Layia glandulosa

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae

What it is like

Layia glandulosa is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is frost tender. It is in flower from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Height (m): 0.3

Where it is found

Dry open places in deserts and foothills, especially in sandy soils.

Western N. America.

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How it is used

Food

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Seed. The seeds can be ground into a powder and used with other ground seeds in a mush or porridge.

Seed: includes nuts, cereals, peas and beans.

Medicine

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How it is grown

Succeeds in ordinary garden soils and also in poor soils. It prefers a dry sunny bank and requires a very well-drained soil if it is to thrive. A frost tender annual, it does not thrive in areas with hot humid summers.

Propagating it: Seed - sow March/April in a greenhouse. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle and plant them out in early summer. Alternatively, if you have sufficient seed it is possible to sow in situ during April/May.

Best place to grow: Cultivated Beds;

Habit: Annual

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Growth:

Soil: Light (sandy), medium

Shade: No shade

Moisture: Dry, moist

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Synonyms

L. douglasii. Blepharipappus glandulosus.