One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when you can plant hemerocallis by reviewing the USDA zone info for Casa Grande.

Planting Calendar for Hemerocallis

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

You can plant hemerocallis a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant hemerocallis in Casa Grande is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant hemerocallis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your hemerocallis may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hemerocallis indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Casa Grande the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Casa Grande may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Casa Grande last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your hemerocallis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Casa Grande

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.

Plants to Grow in Casa Grande

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