When to Plant Lysimachia in Brooksville, FL

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.

It's possible to estimate when to plant lysimachia by looking at the USDA zone info for Brooksville.


Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia tend to make it in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Brooksville 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your lysimachia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your lysimachia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Brooksville. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Brooksville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Brooksville last frost occurs after February 15 so always be ready to protect your lysimachia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brooksville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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