When to Plant Anemone in Homestead, FL

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

By using the USDA zone info for Homestead you should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant anemone.


Planting Calendar for Anemone

Frost tolerance for anemone: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Anemone are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant anemone in Homestead 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 anemone and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your anemone may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your anemone indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Homestead. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Homestead may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Homestead you get a frost after January 31 so be sure to be ready to protect your anemone if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Homestead

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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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 Homestead

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