When to Plant Anemone in New Brighton, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant anemone in New Brighton by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Anemone

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

Anemone do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in New Brighton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Brighton is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in New Brighton you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your anemone in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Brighton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in New Brighton

You may be interested in your other planting guides for New Brighton.