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

The USDA zone info for Boonton can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's the best time to plant angelonia.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

Since angelonia are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Boonton 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 angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your angelonia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your angelonia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Boonton. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Boonton is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Boonton you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your angelonia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boonton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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