Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant fanflower by using the USDA zone info for Spartanburg.

Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

Since fanflower do not do well in cold weather it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Spartanburg. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Spartanburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Spartanburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your fanflower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spartanburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

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