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.

A common way of estimating when to plant lysimachia is to check out the USDA zone info for Arlington.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

Frost tolerance for lysimachia:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since lysimachia are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Arlington 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Arlington. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Arlington is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Arlington it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your lysimachia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Arlington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Arlington

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