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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Queen Creek you should be able to estimate when you can plant crossandra.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

Crossandra are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Queen Creek 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 crossandra and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your crossandra may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your crossandra indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Queen Creek the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Queen Creek may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Queen Creek it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your crossandra in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Queen Creek

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 Queen Creek

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Queen Creek.