The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when to plant cleome is to check out the USDA zone info for Titusville.

Planting Calendar for Cleome

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

You really shouldn't plant cleome until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant cleome in Titusville 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 cleome and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cleome may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cleome indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Titusville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Titusville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Titusville it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your cleome if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Titusville

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.

Plants to Grow in Titusville

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