When to Plant Ageratum in Pana, IL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 Pana should be looked at to estimate when it's the best time to plant ageratum.


Planting Calendar for Ageratum

Frost tolerance for ageratum: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

It's not a good idea to plant ageratum until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant ageratum
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant ageratum
Probably not a good time to plant ageratum

The earliest that you can plant ageratum in Pana is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant ageratum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your ageratum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your ageratum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Pana. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Pana

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.

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