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

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant hamelia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Big Spring.

Planting Calendar for Hamelia

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

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

The earliest that you can plant hamelia in Big Spring 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hamelia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Big Spring. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Big Spring may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Big Spring last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to protect your hamelia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Big Spring

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Big Spring

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Big Spring.