Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 determine when it's possible to plant armeria by using the USDA zone info for Marble Falls.

Planting Calendar for Armeria

Frost tolerance for armeria:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Armeria do well in cold which tells us that you can get them planted much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Marble Falls is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Marble Falls it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your armeria if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marble Falls

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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