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

In Mount Pleasant you can estimate when it's possible to plant xerianthemum by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Xerianthemum

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

Xerianthemum can survive in a tiny bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant xerianthemum in Mount Pleasant 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 xerianthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your xerianthemum may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your xerianthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mount Pleasant. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Mount Pleasant may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mount Pleasant it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your xerianthemum if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Pleasant

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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