One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant streptocarpella by looking at the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne.

Planting Calendar for Streptocarpella

Frost tolerance for streptocarpella:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since streptocarpella require warm weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant streptocarpella in Key Biscayne 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 streptocarpella and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your streptocarpella may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your streptocarpella indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Key Biscayne it never frosts. It might get as low as 40°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since it never frosts in Key Biscayne you do not have to be ready to protect your streptocarpella if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Key Biscayne

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 Key Biscayne

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Key Biscayne.