When to Plant Armeria in King, NC

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant armeria in King by referring to the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Armeria

Frost tolerance for armeria: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Armeria do well in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant armeria
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The earliest that you can plant armeria in King 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 armeria and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your armeria may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your armeria indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in King. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for King and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in King it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your armeria in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for King

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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