When to Plant Evolvulus in Cocoa Beach, FL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when it's possible to plant evolvulus is to examine the USDA zone info for Cocoa Beach.


Planting Calendar for Evolvulus

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant evolvulus until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant evolvulus in Cocoa Beach 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 evolvulus and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your evolvulus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your evolvulus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Cocoa Beach. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Cocoa Beach may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Cocoa Beach you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your evolvulus if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cocoa Beach

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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