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.

You can determine when it's a good idea to plant four-o-clock flower in Prairie Village by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Four-o-clock flower

Frost tolerance for four-o-clock flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

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

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Prairie Village 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 four-o-clock flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your four-o-clock flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Prairie Village. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Prairie Village is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Prairie Village you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your four-o-clock flower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prairie Village

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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