When to Plant Hamelia in Webster, NY

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant hamelia in Webster can be determined by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Hamelia

Frost tolerance for hamelia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant hamelia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

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A good time to plant hamelia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant hamelia
Probably not a good time to plant hamelia

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Webster 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 hamelia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your hamelia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your hamelia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Webster. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Webster is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Webster it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your hamelia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Webster

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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