The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 can determine when it's possible to plant armeria in Schuyler by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

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

Armeria are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Schuyler 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. Any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your armeria indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Schuyler 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 Schuyler you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your armeria in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Schuyler

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

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

Plants to Grow in Schuyler

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