When to Plant Armeria in Fullerton, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Fullerton it's a good idea to estimate when you can plant armeria.


Planting Calendar for Armeria

Frost tolerance for armeria: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Armeria are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant armeria
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant armeria
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The earliest that you can plant armeria in Fullerton 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your armeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Fullerton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Fullerton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Fullerton it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to protect your armeria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fullerton

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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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.

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