Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of estimating when it's the best time to plant monkey flower is to check out the USDA zone info for Citrus Heights.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since monkey flower are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Citrus Heights is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Citrus Heights. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Citrus Heights may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Citrus Heights it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your monkey flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Citrus Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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