One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's the best time to plant euphorbia is to check out the USDA zone info for Clemmons.

Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

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

Euphorbia do well in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Clemmons 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your euphorbia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your euphorbia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Clemmons 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 Clemmons you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your euphorbia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clemmons

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 Clemmons

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Clemmons.