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.

In Newton you can estimate when it's the best time to plant monkey flower by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Monkey Flower do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Newton 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your monkey flower indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Newton. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Newton is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Newton it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your monkey flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Newton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Newton

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Newton.