When to Plant Fanflower in Evansville, IN

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.

The best time to plant fanflower in Evansville should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

Since fanflower require warm weather you need to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Evansville 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your fanflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Evansville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Evansville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Evansville last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your fanflower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Evansville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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