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

It's possible to estimate when you can plant crossandra by looking at the USDA zone info for Paris.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

You can not plant crossandra until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Paris 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Paris. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Paris may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Paris there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your crossandra if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Paris

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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