The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 making a decision about when it's the best time to plant angelonia is to consult the USDA zone info for Inverness.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

Since angelonia are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Inverness. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Inverness may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Inverness you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your angelonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Inverness

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Inverness

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Inverness.