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

The first opportunity to plant lysimachia in Cleburne should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Since lysimachia are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Cleburne. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cleburne is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Cleburne it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your lysimachia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cleburne

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 Cleburne

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