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.

In Monterey Park you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant armeria by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Monterey Park 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your armeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Monterey Park. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Monterey Park is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Monterey Park you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your armeria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monterey Park

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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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