One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

One way of estimating when to plant hamelia is to examine the USDA zone info for Clarion.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

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

Since hamelia require warm weather it is important to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Clarion 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. Any later than that and your hamelia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your hamelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Clarion is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Clarion there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your hamelia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clarion

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.

Plants to Grow in Clarion

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