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.

A common way of getting a good idea when you can plant armeria is to check out the USDA zone info for Byron.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

Frost tolerance for armeria:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Armeria are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Byron. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Byron is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Byron there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your armeria if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Byron

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Byron

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