When to Plant Heuchera in Bellflower, CA

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

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant heuchera by referring to the USDA zone info for Bellflower.


Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

You can plant heuchera a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

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

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Bellflower is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bellflower last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your heuchera in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bellflower

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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