When to Plant Fanflower in Santa Rosa, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Santa Rosa should be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

Fanflower do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Santa Rosa 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your fanflower indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Santa Rosa. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Santa Rosa is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Santa Rosa it frosts late in the year after February 15 so always be ready to protect your fanflower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Rosa

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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