When to Plant Angelonia in White Plains, NY

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.

In White Plains you can determine when it's the best time to plant angelonia by checking out the USDA zone info.


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.

Since angelonia do ok in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in White Plains 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in White Plains. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for White Plains is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in White Plains last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your angelonia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for White Plains

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in White Plains

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