When to Plant Angelonia in Paola, KS

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

One way of getting a good idea when to plant angelonia is to examine the USDA zone info for Paola.


Planting Calendar for Angelonia

Frost tolerance for angelonia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Angelonia do well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

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

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Paola. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Paola may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Paola you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your angelonia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Paola

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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