When to Plant Euphorbia in Crestview, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening 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 you can plant euphorbia is to check out the USDA zone info for Crestview.


Planting Calendar for Euphorbia

Frost tolerance for euphorbia: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since euphorbia are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant euphorbia in Crestview 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 euphorbia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your euphorbia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your euphorbia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Crestview is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Crestview you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your euphorbia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Crestview

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Crestview

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Crestview.