One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant angelonia is to refer to the USDA zone info for San Jacinto.

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.

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

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in San Jacinto 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in San Jacinto. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for San Jacinto and it is different every year. Since half of the time in San Jacinto last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your angelonia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for San Jacinto

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 San Jacinto

You may be interested in your other planting guides for San Jacinto.