When to Plant Monkey Flower in Prospect Park, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Prospect Park should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

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

You should not plant monkey flower until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant monkey flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant monkey flower
Probably not a good time to plant monkey flower

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Prospect Park 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your monkey flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Prospect Park. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Prospect Park is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Prospect Park you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your monkey flower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prospect Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

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

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