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.

In Jordan you can determine when it's the best time to plant cuphea by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cuphea

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

You can not plant cuphea until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

The last month that you can plant cuphea and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cuphea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cuphea indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Jordan. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Jordan is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Jordan you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your cuphea if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jordan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°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 -20°F.

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