When to Plant Calla Lily in Buena Park, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Buena Park it's possible to figure out when you can plant calla lily.


Planting Calendar for Calla Lily

Frost tolerance for calla lily: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant calla lily until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant calla lily in Buena Park 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 calla lily and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your calla lily may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your calla lily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Buena Park is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Buena Park last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your calla lily in the event of one of those late frosts.

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 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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