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.

You should be able to estimate when you can plant argyranthemum by checking out the USDA zone info for Paradise.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's probably a bad idea to plant argyranthemum until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Paradise is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your argyranthemum may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your argyranthemum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Paradise. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

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

USDA Zone Info for Paradise

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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