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

In Parker you can estimate when it's the best time to plant monkey flower by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

It's not a good idea to plant monkey flower until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Parker 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your monkey flower 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 Parker. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Parker is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Parker there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Parker

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.

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