Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for El Segundo should be looked at to determine when you can plant blue lace flowers.

Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

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

You can plant blue lace flowers just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in El Segundo 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 blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your blue lace flowers indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for El Segundo is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in El Segundo you get a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your blue lace flowers in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for El Segundo

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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