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

The first opportunity to plant coreopsis in Lake Wales can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Coreopsis

Frost tolerance for coreopsis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since coreopsis are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant coreopsis in Lake Wales 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 coreopsis and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your coreopsis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your coreopsis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Lake Wales. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Lake Wales is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lake Wales it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your coreopsis if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Wales

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 Wales

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Lake Wales.