When to Plant Missouri Primrose in Waunakee, WI

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Waunakee should be reviewed to figure out when it's the best time to plant missouri primrose.


Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

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

You can plant missouri primrose just a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant missouri primrose
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant missouri primrose
Probably not a good time to plant missouri primrose

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Waunakee 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 missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Waunakee. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Waunakee is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Waunakee it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your missouri primrose in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Waunakee

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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