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

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant monkey flower by referring to the USDA zone info for Warsaw.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

Since monkey flower are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Warsaw 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Warsaw. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Warsaw is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Warsaw it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your monkey flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Warsaw

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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