Planting calendar
Zone 10 Planting Calendar
Zone 10 is essentially frost-free: planting follows heat and rain, not frost. The calendar below follows that rhythm month by month, each window derived from a plant's own type and bloom season.
How this calendar is made
Derived from each plant's type, USDA hardiness zones and bloom months, crossed with zone 10's typical frost dates, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 775 plants, 365 have been checked against outside sources (43 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
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January in zone 10
Frost is not the gatekeeper in zone 10: the cool season is the planting season, doing spring's job.
Perennials, shrubs and trees240
- Abraham Darby
- Adam's Needle
- Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'
- Agastache 'Firebird'
- Agave
- Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
- Aloe
- American Beautyberry
- Apache Plume
- Arizona Glow
- Arizona Rose
- Arizona Rosewood
- Asiatic Jasmine
- Asparagus Fern
- August Beauty
- Austin Pretty Limits Oleander
- Austral Gem Fern
- Autumn Bravo Encore Azalea
- Autumn Carnival Encore Azalea
- Autumn Coral Encore Azalea
- Autumn Empress Encore Azalea
- Autumn Majesty Encore Azalea
- Autumn Sangria Encore Azalea
- Autumn Starburst Encore Azalea
- Bathsheba Rose
- Bauer's Cordyline
- Bay Laurel
- Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle
- Big Blue Lilyturf
- Bigfoot Cleyera
Showing 30 of 240; every plant hardy here is on the zone 10 hub.
Cool-season annuals28
- Black Pansy
- Blue Pansy
- California Poppy
- California Poppy (Cream/White)
- California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)
- Cream Stock
- Ivory Castle
- Lavender Stock
- Mikado
- Orange Pansy
- Pansy
- Parsley
- Purple Face Pansy
- Purple Gleam
- Purple Stock
- Red Pansy
- Red Stock
- Rose Chiffon
- Rose Pansy
- Rose Stock
- Sorbet Viola
- Stock
- White Pansy
- White Stock
- Yellow Blotch Pansy
- Yellow California Poppy
- Yellow Pansy
- Yellow Viola
Annuals and tender plants469
- African Daisy
- African Marigold
- Agapanthus
- Ageratum
- Amaryllis Belladonna
- Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon
- Angelface Perfectly Pink Summer Snapdragon
- Angelface Raspberry
- Angelface Super Blue Summer Snapdragon
- Angelface White Summer Snapdragon
- Angelonia
- Annual Phlox
- Apricot Calendula
- Apricot Lemonade
- Apricot Lisianthus
- Apricot Marguerite Daisy
- Apricot Statice
- Apricot Strawflower
- Apricot Sweet Alyssum
- Apricot Tuberous Begonia
- Apricot Vinca
- Arabian Night
- Australia
- Autumn Beauty
- Bachelor's Button
- Bacopa
- Bandana Cherry
- Bandana Pink
- Bandana Rose
- Basil
Showing the first 30 of 469 by name.
February in zone 10
The perennial, shrub and tree window that opened in January is still open (240 plants).
The tender planting window that opened in January is still open (469 plants).
March in zone 10
March closes zone 10's cool planting season: the last windows ran through February, and from here planting follows heat and rain, not frost. Browse the guides or see what is in flower in March in zone 10.
April in zone 10
Zone 10's cool planting windows closed in February; what goes in during April answers to heat and rain rather than to a freeze date, and the next windows open in October. Browse the guides or see what is in flower in April in zone 10.
May in zone 10
Zone 10's cool planting windows closed in February; what goes in during May answers to heat and rain rather than to a freeze date, and the next windows open in October. Browse the guides or see what is in flower in May in zone 10.
June in zone 10
June is deep in zone 10's hot season: the calendar rests until the cool months return. Browse the guides or see what is in flower in June in zone 10.
July in zone 10
July is deep in zone 10's hot season: the calendar rests until the cool months return. Browse the guides or see what is in flower in July in zone 10.
August in zone 10
August is deep in zone 10's hot season: the calendar rests until the cool months return. Browse the guides or see what is in flower in August in zone 10.
September in zone 10
September is deep in zone 10's hot season: the calendar rests until the cool months return. Browse the guides or see what is in flower in September in zone 10.
October in zone 10
Frost is not the gatekeeper in zone 10: the cool season is the planting season, doing spring's job.
In the ground this October: start with these
Perennials, shrubs and trees240
- Abraham Darby
- Adam's Needle
- Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'
- Agastache 'Firebird'
- Agave
- Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
- Aloe
- American Beautyberry
- Apache Plume
- Arizona Glow
- Arizona Rose
- Arizona Rosewood
- Asiatic Jasmine
- Asparagus Fern
- August Beauty
- Austin Pretty Limits Oleander
- Austral Gem Fern
- Autumn Bravo Encore Azalea
- Autumn Carnival Encore Azalea
- Autumn Coral Encore Azalea
- Autumn Empress Encore Azalea
- Autumn Majesty Encore Azalea
- Autumn Sangria Encore Azalea
- Autumn Starburst Encore Azalea
- Bathsheba Rose
- Bauer's Cordyline
- Bay Laurel
- Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle
- Big Blue Lilyturf
- Bigfoot Cleyera
Showing 30 of 240; every plant hardy here is on the zone 10 hub.
Start a zone 10 October planting list in the Studio
Already planted? See what is in flower in October in zone 10.
November in zone 10
Frost is not the gatekeeper in zone 10: the cool season is the planting season, doing spring's job.
Bulbs to plant38
- Admiral
- Amaryllis
- Apple Blossom
- Apricot Ranunculus
- Arabicum
- Blue Freesia
- Christmas Gift
- Cream Ranunculus
- Freesia
- Hollandia
- Lord Lieutenant
- Magenta Ranunculus
- Minerva
- Mr. Fokker
- Mt. Everest
- Orange Freesia
- Orange Sovereign
- Orange Star
- Picotee
- Picotee Pink
- Pink Freesia
- Pink Ranunculus
- Poppy Anemone
- Portuguese Squill
- Purple Freesia
- Purple Ranunculus
- Ranunculus
- Red Freesia
- Red Lion
- Red Ranunculus
Showing 30 of 38; every plant hardy here is on the zone 10 hub.
The perennial, shrub and tree window that opened in October is still open (234 plants).
December in zone 10
The bulb window that opened in November is still open (38 plants).
Timing here is anchored to typical zone frost averages (NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, as summarized in university extension frost tables). Your local dates can differ by several weeks, so confirm the last and first frost dates for your own area.
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