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.

The USDA zone info for Branson should be reffered to in order to estimate when you can plant pampas grass.

Planting Calendar for Pampas Grass

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

It's a bad idea to plant pampas grass until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Branson. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Branson may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Branson it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your pampas grass if you have a late frost.

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Branson

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