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.

In Santa Ana you can figure out when it's the best time to plant lantana by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

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

Since lantana are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Santa Ana 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 lantana and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lantana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your lantana indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Santa Ana. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Santa Ana is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Santa Ana last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to cover your lantana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Ana

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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