When to Plant Sedum in Sand Springs, OK

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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 earliest that you can plant sedum in Sand Springs can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Sedum

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

Since sedum are very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant sedum in Sand Springs 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 sedum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your sedum may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your sedum indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Sand Springs is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Sand Springs you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your sedum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sand Springs

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.

Plants to Grow in Sand Springs

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sand Springs.