When to Plant Monkey Flower in Agoura Hills, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Agoura Hills can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant monkey flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant monkey flower
Probably not a good time to plant monkey flower

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Agoura Hills is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your monkey flower may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your monkey flower indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Agoura Hills. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Agoura Hills may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Agoura Hills it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your monkey flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Agoura Hills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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