One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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.

One way of getting a good idea when you can plant sanvitalia is to examine the USDA zone info for Hawaiian Gardens.

Planting Calendar for Sanvitalia

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

You can plant sanvitalia slightly earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant sanvitalia in Hawaiian Gardens 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 sanvitalia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sanvitalia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your sanvitalia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Hawaiian Gardens. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hawaiian Gardens is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hawaiian Gardens there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your sanvitalia if you have a late frost.

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

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hawaiian Gardens.