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

You will be able to determine when to plant monkey flower by checking out the USDA zone info for Wasco.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

Monkey Flower are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Wasco 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Wasco. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Wasco is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wasco you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your monkey flower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wasco

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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