Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when it's the best time to plant gayfeather is to consult the USDA zone info for Coral Springs.

Planting Calendar for Gayfeather

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

Gayfeather do ok in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gayfeather in Coral Springs 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 gayfeather and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your gayfeather may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gayfeather indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Coral Springs. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Coral Springs is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Coral Springs you get a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your gayfeather in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Coral Springs

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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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.

Plants to Grow in Coral Springs

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