One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The USDA zone info for Brea should be read to figure out when you can plant chocolate daisy.

Planting Calendar for Chocolate Daisy

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

You can plant chocolate daisy slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant chocolate daisy in Brea 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 chocolate daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your chocolate daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your chocolate daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Brea. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Brea may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Brea you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your chocolate daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Brea

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Brea

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