Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant scutellaria in Anchorage by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since scutellaria are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The last month that you can plant scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your scutellaria may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your scutellaria indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Anchorage. In the coldest months of winter you should 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 will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Anchorage you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your scutellaria in the event of a 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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