One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 Irvine it's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant painted daisies.

Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

Painted Daisies do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies in Irvine 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 painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your painted daisies may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Irvine the average date of last frost happens on January 31. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Irvine may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Irvine it frosts late in the year after January 31 so always be ready to cover your painted daisies in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Irvine

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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.

Plants to Grow in Irvine

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Irvine.