When to Plant Evolvulus in Signal Hill, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant evolvulus in Signal Hill by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

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

Since evolvulus are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Signal Hill 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your evolvulus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your evolvulus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Signal Hill. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Signal Hill is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Signal Hill last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your evolvulus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Signal Hill

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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