When to Plant Painted Daisies in Laguna Hills, CA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 painted daisies in Laguna Hills should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Painted Daisies

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

You can plant painted daisies just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant painted daisies
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant painted daisies
Probably not a good time to plant painted daisies

The earliest that you can plant painted daisies 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 painted daisies and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your painted daisies may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your painted daisies indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Laguna Hills. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Laguna Hills is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Laguna Hills there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your painted daisies in the event of a surprise 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.

Plants to Grow in Laguna Hills

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