One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You can determine when you can plant tropical hibiscus in American Canyon by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Tropical Hibiscus

Frost tolerance for tropical hibiscus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Tropical Hibiscus do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant tropical hibiscus in American Canyon 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 tropical hibiscus and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your tropical hibiscus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tropical hibiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in American Canyon. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for American Canyon is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in American Canyon you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your tropical hibiscus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for American Canyon

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.

Plants to Grow in American Canyon

You may be interested in your other planting guides for American Canyon.