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.

The USDA zone info for Morris Plains should be used to figure out when it's possible to plant saxifraga.

Planting Calendar for Saxifraga

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

Since saxifraga do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant saxifraga in Morris Plains 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 saxifraga and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your saxifraga may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your saxifraga indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Morris Plains. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Morris Plains is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Morris Plains last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your saxifraga if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Morris Plains

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.

Plants to Grow in Morris Plains

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Morris Plains.