When to Plant Lysimachia in New Holland, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 determine when it's the best time to plant lysimachia by reviewing the USDA zone info for New Holland.


Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than other frost tender plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in New Holland 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your lysimachia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in New Holland. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for New Holland is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in New Holland you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your lysimachia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Holland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

Plants to Grow in New Holland

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