When to Plant Blue Lace Flowers in Lemon Grove, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Lemon Grove it's possible to figure out when you can plant blue lace flowers.


Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

Frost tolerance for blue lace flowers: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Blue Lace Flowers do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant blue lace flowers
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant blue lace flowers
Probably not a good time to plant blue lace flowers

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Lemon Grove 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 blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your blue lace flowers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Lemon Grove. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lemon Grove may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lemon Grove last frost occurs after January 31 so be sure to be ready to cover your blue lace flowers in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lemon Grove

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 Lemon Grove

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