Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when you can plant hardy hibiscus is to use the USDA zone info for Newberry.

Planting Calendar for Hardy Hibiscus

Frost tolerance for hardy hibiscus:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant hardy hibiscus a lot earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant hardy hibiscus in Newberry 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 hardy hibiscus and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your hardy hibiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hardy hibiscus 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 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 Newberry you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your hardy hibiscus if you have 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.