When to Plant Dracaena in Boca Raton, FL

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.

The first opportunity to plant dracaena in Boca Raton can be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Dracaena

Frost tolerance for dracaena: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Dracaena tend to make it in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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A good time to plant dracaena
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The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Boca Raton is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dracaena indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Boca Raton. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Boca Raton is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Boca Raton you get a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your dracaena in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Boca Raton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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