One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant hemerocallis by looking at the USDA zone info for Tullahoma.

Planting Calendar for Hemerocallis

Frost tolerance for hemerocallis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since hemerocallis are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Tullahoma. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Tullahoma is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Tullahoma there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your hemerocallis if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tullahoma

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Tullahoma

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