The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's a good idea to plant felicia daisy is to examine the USDA zone info for Loma Linda.

Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

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

Felicia Daisy are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Loma Linda 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 felicia daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your felicia daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Loma Linda. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Loma Linda is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Loma Linda there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your felicia daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Loma Linda

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Loma Linda

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