The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 Edwardsville should be reffered to in order to figure out when it's possible 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 tend to make it in some cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant anemone in Edwardsville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your anemone may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your anemone indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Edwardsville. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Edwardsville is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Edwardsville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your anemone if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edwardsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Edwardsville

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