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.

You can figure out when you can plant chrysocephalum in Hillsboro by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chrysocephalum

Frost tolerance for chrysocephalum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Chrysocephalum do not do well in cold weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant chrysocephalum in Hillsboro 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 chrysocephalum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chrysocephalum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chrysocephalum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hillsboro. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Hillsboro may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hillsboro it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your chrysocephalum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hillsboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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