When to Plant Fanflower in Glenwood Springs, CO

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.

The best time to plant fanflower in Glenwood Springs should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Fanflower

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

Fanflower require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant fanflower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant fanflower
Probably not a good time to plant fanflower

The earliest that you can plant fanflower in Glenwood Springs 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 fanflower and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your fanflower may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your fanflower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Glenwood Springs. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Glenwood Springs is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Glenwood Springs there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your fanflower in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glenwood Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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

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