One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when you can plant lantana is to check out the USDA zone info for Quakertown.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

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

Since lantana are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Quakertown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Quakertown is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Quakertown you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your lantana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Quakertown

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 Low	0°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 Quakertown

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