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.

One way of estimating when it's the best time to plant statice is to refer to the USDA zone info for Caruthersville.

Planting Calendar for Statice

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

Statice are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant statice in Caruthersville 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. Any later than that and your statice may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Caruthersville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Caruthersville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Caruthersville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your statice if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Caruthersville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

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

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