One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when you can plant lantana is to check out the USDA zone info for Diamond Bar.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

Frost tolerance for lantana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Lantana do not do well in cold weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Diamond Bar 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 lantana and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lantana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lantana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Diamond Bar. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Diamond Bar is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Diamond Bar you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your lantana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Diamond Bar

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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