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

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Purcellville can be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Monkey Flower do not do well in cold weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Purcellville. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Purcellville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Purcellville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your monkey flower in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Purcellville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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