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.

A common way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant blue lace flowers is to check out the USDA zone info for Cleveland.

Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

Frost tolerance for blue lace flowers:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant blue lace flowers just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Cleveland is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your blue lace flowers indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Cleveland the average date of last frost happens on March 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Cleveland and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cleveland it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your blue lace flowers if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cleveland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Cleveland

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