When to Plant Crossandra in La Habra, 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.

You will be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant crossandra by using the USDA zone info for La Habra.


Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since crossandra are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant crossandra
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant crossandra
Probably not a good time to plant crossandra

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in La Habra 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crossandra may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in La Habra. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for La Habra and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in La Habra you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your crossandra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Habra

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.

Plants to Grow in La Habra

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