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.

A common way of determining when to plant scabiosa is to examine the USDA zone info for Verona.

Planting Calendar for Scabiosa

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

Scabiosa do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Verona. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Verona is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Verona you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your scabiosa if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Verona

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

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