One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

In Palm Springs you can figure out when to plant euphorbia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Euphorbia do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Palm Springs 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your euphorbia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your euphorbia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Palm Springs the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Palm Springs is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Palm Springs you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your euphorbia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Springs

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.

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