One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Eureka you can figure out when you can plant lantana by looking at 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 not a good idea to plant lantana until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Eureka 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lantana may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your lantana indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Eureka. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Eureka 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 Eureka there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your lantana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Eureka

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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