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

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant argyranthemum in Fountain Valley by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since argyranthemum do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Fountain Valley 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 argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your argyranthemum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Fountain Valley. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Fountain Valley may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fountain Valley it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your argyranthemum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fountain Valley

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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