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

In Paradise Valley you can figure out when it's possible to plant canna by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Canna

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

Since canna are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant canna in Paradise Valley is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant canna and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your canna may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your canna indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Paradise Valley. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Paradise Valley may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Paradise Valley last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your canna in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Paradise Valley

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 Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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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