The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Bladensburg you can estimate when to plant angelonia by using the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant angelonia slightly earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Bladensburg 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bladensburg. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Bladensburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Bladensburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your angelonia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bladensburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

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

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