When to Plant Lantana in Rainsville, AL

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

The USDA zone info for Rainsville can be looked at to determine when you can plant lantana.


Planting Calendar for Lantana

Frost tolerance for lantana: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Lantana do not do well in cold weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant lantana
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant lantana
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The earliest that you can plant lantana in Rainsville 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 lantana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lantana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lantana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Rainsville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Rainsville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Rainsville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your lantana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rainsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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