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When to Plant Flower-of-an-Hour in Corpus Christi, TX

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when to plant flower-of-an-hour by looking at the USDA zone info for Corpus Christi.


Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Flower-of-an-Hour are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant flower-of-an-hour
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flower-of-an-hour
Probably not a good time to plant flower-of-an-hour

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Corpus Christi is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Corpus Christi the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Corpus Christi is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Corpus Christi you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your flower-of-an-hour in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Corpus Christi

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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