When to Plant Lisianthus in Wadesboro, NC

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

In Wadesboro you can figure out when it's the best time to plant lisianthus by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Lisianthus

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

You should not plant lisianthus until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant lisianthus
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant lisianthus
Probably not a good time to plant lisianthus

The earliest that you can plant lisianthus in Wadesboro 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 lisianthus and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lisianthus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lisianthus indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Wadesboro may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Wadesboro there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lisianthus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wadesboro

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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.

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