Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when you can plant arctotis by using the USDA zone info for Buena Park.

Planting Calendar for Arctotis

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

Arctotis are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Buena Park. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Buena Park is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Buena Park last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your arctotis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Buena Park

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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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