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 first chance to plant fanflower in Winona can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

Frost tolerance for fanflower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Winona 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your fanflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Winona. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Winona is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Winona you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your fanflower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winona

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.

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