When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in North Las Vegas, NV

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when to plant four-o-clock flower is to use the USDA zone info for North Las Vegas.


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.

Since four-o-clock flower are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant four-o-clock flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant four-o-clock flower
Probably not a good time to plant four-o-clock flower

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in North Las Vegas 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 four-o-clock flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in North Las Vegas. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for North Las Vegas is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in North Las Vegas it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your four-o-clock flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Las Vegas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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