When to Plant Statice in Bolivar, MO

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 statice by referring to the USDA zone info for Bolivar.


Planting Calendar for Statice

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

Statice tend to make it in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant statice
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant statice
Probably not a good time to plant statice

The earliest that you can plant statice in Bolivar 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 statice and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your statice may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your statice indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Bolivar. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bolivar is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bolivar you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your statice if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bolivar

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 Bolivar

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