When to Plant Armeria in Mammoth Lakes, CA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when to plant armeria by checking out the USDA zone info for Mammoth Lakes.


Planting Calendar for Armeria

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

You can plant armeria a lot earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mammoth Lakes. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mammoth Lakes is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Mammoth Lakes you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your armeria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mammoth Lakes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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