One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant crossandra in Paris can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

Since crossandra are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Paris 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your crossandra may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Paris. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Paris may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Paris it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your crossandra if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Paris

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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