When to Plant Lotus Vine in Anaheim, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when to plant lotus vine in Anaheim by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lotus Vine

Frost tolerance for lotus vine: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since lotus vine do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant lotus vine in Anaheim is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lotus vine and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your lotus vine may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lotus vine indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Anaheim the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Anaheim is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Anaheim it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your lotus vine in the event of 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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