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

In Hopewell you can determine when it's possible to plant heuchera by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Heuchera

Frost tolerance for heuchera:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant heuchera a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant heuchera in Hopewell 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 heuchera and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your heuchera may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your heuchera indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Hopewell. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hopewell may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hopewell last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your heuchera in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hopewell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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