One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when you can plant statice by reviewing the USDA zone info for Virginia.

Planting Calendar for Statice

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

Statice do well in moderate cold which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Virginia 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 statice and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your statice may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Virginia. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -35°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Virginia may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Virginia there is a last frost after May 15 so always be ready to cover your statice if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Virginia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 3b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-35°F
Highest Expected Low	-30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -30°F.

Plants to Grow in Virginia

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