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

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Dallas it's possible to estimate when you can plant pincushion flower.

Planting Calendar for Pincushion Flower

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

Since pincushion flower do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant pincushion flower in Dallas 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 pincushion flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your pincushion flower may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your pincushion flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Dallas is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Dallas last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your pincushion flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dallas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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