Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden 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 Honolulu can be reffered to in order to estimate when to plant aubretia.

Planting Calendar for Aubretia

Frost tolerance for aubretia:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Aubretia do well in cold which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant aubretia in Honolulu is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant aubretia and expect a good harvest is probably November. Any later than that and your aubretia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your aubretia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Honolulu it never frosts. You should expect an average low temperature of 50°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Honolulu is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since it never frosts in Honolulu you do not have to be ready to cover your aubretia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Honolulu

Here is the info for USDA Zone 12a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	50°F
Highest Expected Low	55°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 50°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 55°F.

Plants to Grow in Honolulu

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