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

In Hawaiian Gardens you can estimate when it's the best time to plant pincushion flower by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Pincushion Flower

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

Pincushion Flower are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pincushion flower in Hawaiian Gardens 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 pincushion flower and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your pincushion flower may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your pincushion flower 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 Hawaiian Gardens. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hawaiian Gardens is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hawaiian Gardens it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your pincushion flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hawaiian Gardens

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.

Plants to Grow in Hawaiian Gardens

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