One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant flower-of-an-hour in Hurricane by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Hurricane is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Hurricane. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hurricane may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hurricane you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your flower-of-an-hour if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hurricane

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Hurricane

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Hurricane.