When to Plant Canna in Branson, MO

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening 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 you can plant canna by using the USDA zone info for Branson.


Planting Calendar for Canna

Frost tolerance for canna: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant canna until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant canna
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant canna
Probably not a good time to plant canna

The earliest that you can plant canna in Branson 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 canna and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your canna may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your canna indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Branson. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Branson is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Branson there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your canna if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Branson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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