When to Plant Iberis in Lake Havasu City, AZ

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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 determine when it's possible to plant iberis by looking at the USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City.

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Planting Calendar for Iberis

Frost tolerance for iberis: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since iberis are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant iberis in Lake Havasu 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 iberis and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iberis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your iberis indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Lake Havasu City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Lake Havasu City is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lake Havasu City you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your iberis if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Havasu City

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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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