I live in the high desert of CA and we get very little rain. I grow roses, bearded iris, cannas, Mexican primroses, Texas Rangers, Russian Sage, desert willows, zinnias, marigolds, sunflowers, Mexican Bird of Paradise and impatients to name a few.
I live in the high desert and we have already got the amount of rain that is the average for the whole year. Yesterday we even got some snow. CA needs the rain but in smaller doses. Our property has soaked it all in and my chickens did fine. They stayed in their house all day and still gave...
When they refer to the early, late etc. I believe they are referring to whether they are an early producer or a late. Some bear fruit earlier than others.