The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening 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 estimate when you can plant scutellaria by reviewing the USDA zone info for Myrtle Beach.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

You can not plant scutellaria until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Myrtle Beach 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Myrtle Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Myrtle Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Myrtle Beach you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Myrtle Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

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