The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant crossandra in Collierville by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

Frost tolerance for crossandra:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Crossandra are not cold tolerant which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Collierville 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your crossandra indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Collierville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Collierville is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Collierville you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your crossandra in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Collierville

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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