One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant lysimachia by reviewing the USDA zone info for Indian Wells.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

You can plant lysimachia just a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Indian Wells 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your lysimachia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Indian Wells. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Indian Wells is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Indian Wells last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your lysimachia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Indian Wells

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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