One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The USDA zone info for Manitou Springs can be used to determine when to plant crossandra.

Planting Calendar for Crossandra

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant crossandra until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant crossandra in Manitou 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 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your crossandra indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Manitou Springs. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Manitou Springs may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Manitou Springs there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your crossandra in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Manitou Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

Plants to Grow in Manitou Springs

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Manitou Springs.