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ti·dy·tips

 (tī′dē-tĭps′)
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Any of several western North American plants of the genus Layia of the composite family, having daisylike flower heads often with white-tipped yellow rays.
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tidytips

(ˈtaɪdɪˌtɪps)
n
(Plants) a Californian herb with flowers resembling those of the daisy
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ti•dy•tips

(ˈtaɪ diˌtɪps)

n., pl. -tips.
(used with a sing. or pl. v.) a composite plant, Layia platyglossa, of California, having flower heads with bright yellow, white-tipped rays.
[1885–90, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tidytips - California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with whitetidytips - California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white
flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
genus Layia, Layia - genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers
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Gray) Chuang & Heckard), mariposa lily (Calochortus spp.) and tidytips (Layia spp.).
For some of the best blooms on the Central California Coasts cruise along Shell Creek Road in Santa Margarita, where meadows are carpeted with baby blue eyes, goldfields, and tidytips. Petal peepers park in roadside pullouts for photo ops and picnics.
You can grow single varieties such as baby blue eyes, California poppies, or tidytips, or buy mixes for specific purposes--to attract butterflies or beneficial insects, for instance.