One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant cuphea by referring to the USDA zone info for La Habra.

Planting Calendar for Cuphea

Frost tolerance for cuphea:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since cuphea require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cuphea in La Habra 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 cuphea and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cuphea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your cuphea indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in La Habra. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for La Habra

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.

Plants to Grow in La Habra

You may be interested in your other planting guides for La Habra.