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.

You should be able to determine when it's possible to plant canna by using the USDA zone info for Ocean Shores.

Planting Calendar for Canna

Frost tolerance for canna:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since canna require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant canna in Ocean Shores 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 canna and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your canna may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your canna indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Ocean Shores. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ocean Shores is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Ocean Shores you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your canna in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ocean Shores

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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