One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

The USDA zone info for Snowflake can be used to estimate when to plant anemone.

Planting Calendar for Anemone

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

Anemone can survive in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant anemone in Snowflake 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 anemone and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your anemone may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your anemone indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Snowflake. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Snowflake may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Snowflake you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your anemone in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Snowflake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Snowflake

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