One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Daytona Beach you can estimate when it's possible to plant cleome by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cleome

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant cleome until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant cleome in Daytona 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 cleome and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cleome may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your cleome indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Daytona Beach. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Daytona Beach may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Daytona Beach there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your cleome in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Daytona 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 Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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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