One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant anemone is to refer to the USDA zone info for Plymouth.

Planting Calendar for Anemone

Frost tolerance for anemone:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant anemone just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant anemone in Plymouth 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 anemone and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your anemone may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your anemone indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Plymouth. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Plymouth is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Plymouth it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your anemone if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Plymouth

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 Plymouth

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