When to Plant Celosia in Perryville, MO

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 Perryville you can figure out when it's possible to plant celosia by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Celosia

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

Since celosia do not do well in cold weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant celosia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant celosia
Probably not a good time to plant celosia

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Perryville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Perryville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Perryville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your celosia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Perryville

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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