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.

The USDA zone info for Newberry can be looked at to figure out when to plant canna.

Planting Calendar for Canna

Frost tolerance for canna:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant canna until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Newberry. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Newberry may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Newberry last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your canna in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Newberry

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.

Plants to Grow in Newberry

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Newberry.