When to Plant Purple Coneflower in Henryetta, OK

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening 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 Henryetta should be used to figure out when it's a good idea to plant purple coneflower.


Planting Calendar for Purple Coneflower

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

Since purple coneflower are barely cold tolerant you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant purple coneflower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant purple coneflower
Probably not a good time to plant purple coneflower

The earliest that you can plant purple coneflower in Henryetta 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 purple coneflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your purple coneflower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your purple coneflower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Henryetta. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Henryetta is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Henryetta last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your purple coneflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Henryetta

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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