One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant strawflowers in Islamorada can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Strawflowers

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

Strawflowers do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant strawflowers in Islamorada 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 strawflowers and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your strawflowers may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your strawflowers indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Islamorada it never frosts. You should expect an average low temperature of 40°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Islamorada may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since it never frosts in Islamorada you do not have to be ready to cover your strawflowers in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Islamorada

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	40°F
Highest Expected Low	45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

Plants to Grow in Islamorada

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