One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Grapevine you can determine when it's possible to plant blue lace flowers by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Blue Lace Flowers

Frost tolerance for blue lace flowers:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant blue lace flowers slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant blue lace flowers in Grapevine is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant blue lace flowers and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your blue lace flowers may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your blue lace flowers indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Grapevine the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Grapevine may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Grapevine it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your blue lace flowers if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grapevine

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 Grapevine

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