The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Breckenridge you will be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant celosia.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

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

You can not plant celosia until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Breckenridge 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 celosia and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celosia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your celosia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Breckenridge. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Breckenridge is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Breckenridge you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your celosia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Breckenridge

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.

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