The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of making a decision about when you can plant anemone is to refer to the USDA zone info for New Albany.

Planting Calendar for Anemone

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

Anemone tend to make it in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant anemone in New Albany 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 anemone and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your anemone may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your anemone indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in New Albany. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Albany may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in New Albany you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your anemone if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Albany

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in New Albany

You may be interested in your other planting guides for New Albany.