When to Plant Missouri Primrose in Anchorage, AK

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Anchorage you should be able to estimate when to plant missouri primrose.


Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

Missouri Primrose do well in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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Legend 
A good time to plant missouri primrose
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant missouri primrose
Probably not a good time to plant missouri primrose

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Anchorage 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your missouri primrose indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Anchorage. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Anchorage is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Anchorage last frost occurs after May 15 so always be ready to protect your missouri primrose in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Anchorage

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Anchorage

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