One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Bartlesville should be read to figure out when it's a good idea to plant armeria.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

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

Armeria do well in cold which means that you can plant them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant armeria in Bartlesville 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. If you wait any later than that and your armeria may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your armeria indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bartlesville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bartlesville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bartlesville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your armeria in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bartlesville

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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