The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's possible to plant angelonia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Sherwood.

Planting Calendar for Angelonia

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

Angelonia are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant angelonia in Sherwood 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 angelonia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your angelonia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your angelonia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Sherwood. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sherwood is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sherwood you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your angelonia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sherwood

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 Sherwood

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sherwood.