When to Plant Common hollyhock in Miami Beach, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when to plant common hollyhock by using the USDA zone info for Miami Beach.


Planting Calendar for Common hollyhock

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

Common hollyhock do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant common hollyhock
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant common hollyhock
Probably not a good time to plant common hollyhock

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

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Miami Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since it never frosts in Miami Beach you do not have to be ready to protect your common hollyhock in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Miami Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)Never
Lowest Expected Low40°F
Highest Expected Low45°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.

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