When to Plant Monkey Flower in Casselberry, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when you can plant monkey flower by checking out the USDA zone info for Casselberry.


Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant monkey flower until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Casselberry is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Casselberry. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Casselberry is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Casselberry you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your monkey flower in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Casselberry

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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