One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant lantana by referring to the USDA zone info for Luverne.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

Frost tolerance for lantana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant lantana until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Luverne is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant lantana and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your lantana may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lantana indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Luverne. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Luverne is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Luverne you get a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your lantana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Luverne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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