One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Redlands it's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant chrysocephalum.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

Frost tolerance for chrysocephalum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant chrysocephalum until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Redlands is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Redlands you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your chrysocephalum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Redlands

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 Redlands

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Redlands.