The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening 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 Blytheville can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's the best time to plant creeping zinnia.

Planting Calendar for Creeping Zinnia

Frost tolerance for creeping zinnia:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since creeping zinnia are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant creeping zinnia in Blytheville 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 creeping zinnia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your creeping zinnia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your creeping zinnia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Blytheville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Blytheville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Blytheville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your creeping zinnia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Blytheville

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 Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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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