The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's possible to plant lysimachia is to use the USDA zone info for Lincoln.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Lincoln is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lysimachia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Lincoln. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lincoln is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lincoln it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your lysimachia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lincoln

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Lincoln

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