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 getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant canna is to check out the USDA zone info for Darlington.

Planting Calendar for Canna

Frost tolerance for canna:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant canna until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant canna in Darlington is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant canna and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your canna may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your canna indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Darlington. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Darlington is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Darlington last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your canna in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Darlington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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