One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Weirton it's a good idea to determine when you can plant lantana.

Planting Calendar for Lantana

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant lantana until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Weirton. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Weirton is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Weirton last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your lantana if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Weirton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Weirton

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