The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Flatwoods you can estimate when you can plant dracaena by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dracaena

Frost tolerance for dracaena:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Dracaena do well in cold which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

The last month that you can plant dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dracaena may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Flatwoods. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Flatwoods and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Flatwoods you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dracaena if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Flatwoods

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Flatwoods

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Flatwoods.