The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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 determine when it's possible to plant torch lilys by using the USDA zone info for Key West.

Planting Calendar for Torch Lilys

Frost tolerance for torch lilys:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Torch Lilys tend to make it in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Key West 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 torch lilys and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your torch lilys may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your torch lilys indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Key West it never frosts. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 45°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Key West and it will vary from year to year. Since it never frosts in Key West you do not have to be ready to protect your torch lilys if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Key West

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	45°F
Highest Expected Low	50°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 45°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 50°F.

Plants to Grow in Key West

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