Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant iceland poppy in Glen Ellyn can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Iceland Poppy

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

You can plant iceland poppy a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant iceland poppy in Glen Ellyn 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 iceland poppy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your iceland poppy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your iceland poppy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Glen Ellyn. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Glen Ellyn is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Glen Ellyn last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your iceland poppy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glen Ellyn

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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