When to Plant Armeria in Anaheim, CA

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.

The USDA zone info for Anaheim should be reffered to in order to determine when it's the best time to plant armeria.


Planting Calendar for Armeria

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

Since armeria are very cold tolerant you can plant them much earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Anaheim 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your armeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Anaheim. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Anaheim is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Anaheim last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to cover your armeria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Anaheim

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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