One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Florence you can figure out when you can plant blue lace flowers by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

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

Blue Lace Flowers do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Florence 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 blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your blue lace flowers indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Florence. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Florence is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Florence last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your blue lace flowers in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Florence

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

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