When to Plant Myosotis in Paradise Valley, AZ

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant myosotis is to refer to the USDA zone info for Paradise Valley.


Planting Calendar for Myosotis

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

Myosotis are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant myosotis in Paradise Valley 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 myosotis and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your myosotis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your myosotis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Paradise Valley. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Paradise Valley is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Paradise Valley it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your myosotis 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 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.

Plants to Grow in Paradise Valley

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Paradise Valley.