When to Plant Primroses in Boca Raton, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant primroses in Boca Raton should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Primroses

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

Primroses are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant primroses
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant primroses
Probably not a good time to plant primroses

The earliest that you can plant primroses 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 primroses and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your primroses may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your primroses indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Boca Raton. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Boca Raton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Boca Raton there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to protect your primroses in the event of one of those late frosts.

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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