The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bloomingdale you can determine when to plant liatris by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Liatris

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

Liatris do well in cold which means that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bloomingdale. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bloomingdale is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bloomingdale last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your liatris in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bloomingdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

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

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