The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Lake Mary you should be able to determine when you can plant torenia.

Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

Since torenia require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant torenia in Lake Mary 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your torenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your torenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Lake Mary the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Mary is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Mary last frost occurs after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your torenia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Mary

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.

Plants to Grow in Lake Mary

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