When to Plant Verbena in Henryetta, OK

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.

A common way of estimating when it's possible to plant verbena is to refer to the USDA zone info for Henryetta.


Planting Calendar for Verbena

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

Verbena do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant verbena 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 verbena and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your verbena may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your verbena indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Henryetta. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Henryetta is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Henryetta you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your verbena if you have one of those late frosts.

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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