frostdate name logo in white
frostdate name logo in white

When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in Greenacres, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when it's a good idea to plant four-o-clock flower by checking out the USDA zone info for Greenacres.


Planting Calendar for Four-o-clock flower

Frost tolerance for four-o-clock flower: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Four-o-clock flower are not cold tolerant which means that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant four-o-clock flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant four-o-clock flower
Probably not a good time to plant four-o-clock flower

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Greenacres is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant four-o-clock flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your four-o-clock flower indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Greenacres. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Greenacres may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Greenacres there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your four-o-clock flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greenacres

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Greenacres

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