One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant angelonia is to examine the USDA zone info for Victorville.

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 well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Victorville 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 angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angelonia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Victorville. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Victorville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Victorville there is a last frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your angelonia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Victorville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Victorville

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