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.

A way of estimating when to plant verbena is to check out the USDA zone info for Pinehurst.

Planting Calendar for Verbena

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

You can plant verbena just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant verbena in Pinehurst 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 verbena and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your verbena may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your verbena indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Pinehurst. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pinehurst is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pinehurst you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your verbena in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pinehurst

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Pinehurst

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