Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's the best time to plant hibiscus by looking at the USDA zone info for Ennis.

Planting Calendar for Hibiscus

Frost tolerance for hibiscus:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's not a good idea to plant hibiscus until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant hibiscus in Ennis 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 hibiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your hibiscus may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your hibiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Ennis. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ennis is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Ennis you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to protect your hibiscus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ennis

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.

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