When to Plant Angelonia in Rohnert Park, CA

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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Rohnert Park it's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant angelonia.


Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

You can plant angelonia just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Rohnert Park 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 angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your angelonia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Rohnert Park the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Rohnert Park 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 Rohnert Park you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your angelonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rohnert Park

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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