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

It's possible to figure out when it's the best time to plant cuphea by reviewing the USDA zone info for Pecos.

Planting Calendar for Cuphea

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

Since cuphea require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant cuphea in Pecos 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 cuphea and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your cuphea may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your cuphea indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Pecos. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pecos is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Pecos it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your cuphea if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pecos

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 Pecos

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