One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's possible to plant monkey flower is to check out the USDA zone info for Kingman.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

Since monkey flower require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Kingman 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 really do well. Starting your monkey flower indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Kingman. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Kingman and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Kingman you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your monkey flower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kingman

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Kingman

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