When to Plant Dracaena in Laguna Hills, CA

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.

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Laguna Hills should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Dracaena

Frost tolerance for dracaena: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Dracaena are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

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

Last Frost Date

In Laguna Hills the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Laguna Hills may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Laguna Hills last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your dracaena in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Laguna Hills

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.

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