Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden 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 Raymore can be looked at to estimate when it's the best time to plant armeria.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

Frost tolerance for armeria:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Armeria are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Raymore 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your armeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Raymore. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Raymore is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Raymore there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your armeria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Raymore

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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