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.

You should be able to figure out when to plant streptocarpella by using the USDA zone info for Vancouver.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

Frost tolerance for streptocarpella:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's not a good idea to plant streptocarpella until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Vancouver 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Vancouver is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Vancouver last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your streptocarpella in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vancouver

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.

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