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.

The USDA zone info for Kissimmee can be read to estimate when to plant polka dot plant.

Planting Calendar for Polka Dot Plant

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

It's not a good idea to plant polka dot plant until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant polka dot plant in Kissimmee is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant polka dot plant and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your polka dot plant may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your polka dot plant indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Kissimmee. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kissimmee is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Kissimmee you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your polka dot plant in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kissimmee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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