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

You should be able to estimate when to plant scutellaria by looking at the USDA zone info for Spartanburg.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant scutellaria until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 April 15 in Spartanburg. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Spartanburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Spartanburg you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your scutellaria in the event of a surprise 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.

Plants to Grow in Spartanburg

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