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

A way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant statice is to refer to the USDA zone info for West Hollywood.

Planting Calendar for Statice

Frost tolerance for statice:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since statice are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant statice in West Hollywood is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant statice and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your statice may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

In West Hollywood the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for West Hollywood is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in West Hollywood there is a last frost after January 31 so always be ready to cover your statice in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Hollywood

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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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