Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Wellington can be reffered to in order to determine when to plant cuphea.

Planting Calendar for Cuphea

Frost tolerance for cuphea:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since cuphea are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cuphea in Wellington is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant cuphea and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your cuphea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your cuphea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Wellington. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wellington is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Wellington you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your cuphea if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Wellington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Wellington

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Wellington.