One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant lantana by checking out the USDA zone info for Prairie Village.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

Frost tolerance for lantana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since lantana are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Prairie Village 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 lantana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lantana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your lantana 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 Prairie Village. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Prairie Village is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Prairie Village last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your lantana in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prairie Village

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.

Plants to Grow in Prairie Village

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