The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when to plant catharanthus by using the USDA zone info for Lewisville.

Planting Calendar for Catharanthus

Frost tolerance for catharanthus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since catharanthus do not do well in cold weather you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant catharanthus in Lewisville 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 catharanthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your catharanthus may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your catharanthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lewisville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lewisville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your catharanthus if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lewisville

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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