The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant hemerocallis by looking at the USDA zone info for Lebanon.

Planting Calendar for Hemerocallis

Frost tolerance for hemerocallis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant hemerocallis in Lebanon 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 hemerocallis and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your hemerocallis may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hemerocallis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Lebanon. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lebanon is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Lebanon you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your hemerocallis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lebanon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Lebanon

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