Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Boonville you can figure out when you can plant lantana by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

Frost tolerance for lantana:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

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

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Boonville is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 grow to maturity. If you are starting your lantana indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Boonville. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Boonville is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Boonville there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your lantana in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boonville

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.

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