When to Plant Yarrow in Anaheim, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when you can plant yarrow is to use the USDA zone info for Anaheim.


Planting Calendar for Yarrow

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

Yarrow do ok in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant yarrow 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 yarrow and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your yarrow may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your yarrow indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Anaheim. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Anaheim is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Anaheim there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your yarrow if you have one of those late frosts.

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.

Plants to Grow in Anaheim

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