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

You can determine when to plant lantana in Black Mountain by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

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

It's a bad idea to plant lantana until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Black Mountain 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 lantana and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lantana may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your lantana indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Black Mountain. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Black Mountain is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Black Mountain last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your lantana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Black Mountain

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Black Mountain

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Black Mountain.