When to Plant Aurinia in Bullhead City, AZ

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant aurinia in Bullhead City can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Aurinia

Frost tolerance for aurinia: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Aurinia are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant aurinia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant aurinia
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The earliest that you can plant aurinia in Bullhead City is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant aurinia and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your aurinia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your aurinia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Bullhead City. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bullhead City is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bullhead City last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your aurinia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bullhead City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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