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 USDA zone info for Lufkin should be looked at to estimate when it's possible to plant scutellaria.

Planting Calendar for Scutellaria

Frost tolerance for scutellaria:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Scutellaria require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant scutellaria in Lufkin 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 scutellaria and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your scutellaria may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your scutellaria indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lufkin is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lufkin last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to protect your scutellaria if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lufkin

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 Lufkin

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