Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant argyranthemum by reviewing the USDA zone info for Clarion.

Planting Calendar for Argyranthemum

Frost tolerance for argyranthemum:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant argyranthemum until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant argyranthemum in Clarion is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant argyranthemum and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your argyranthemum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your argyranthemum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Clarion. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Clarion is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Clarion you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your argyranthemum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clarion

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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