One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. 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 calla lily in Cape Coral should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Calla Lily

Frost tolerance for calla lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since calla lily require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant calla lily in Cape Coral is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant calla lily and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your calla lily may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your calla lily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Cape Coral. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Cape Coral is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Cape Coral it frosts late in the year after January 31 so always be ready to cover your calla lily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cape Coral

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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