Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when it's the best time to plant lantana by checking out the USDA zone info for Diboll.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

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

It's a bad idea to plant lantana until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant lantana in Diboll 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 lantana and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your lantana may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your lantana indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Diboll. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Diboll is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Diboll you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your lantana if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Diboll

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.

Plants to Grow in Diboll

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