One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Wyoming it's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant armeria.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

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

Armeria do well in pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Wyoming 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your armeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Wyoming is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Wyoming last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your armeria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wyoming

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.

Plants to Grow in Wyoming

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