When to Plant Lithospermum in Signal Hill, CA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when it's possible to plant lithospermum in Signal Hill by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lithospermum

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

You should not plant lithospermum until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Signal Hill. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Signal Hill is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Signal Hill it frosts late in the year after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your lithospermum if you have a late frost.

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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