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When to Plant Four-o-clock flower in New Smyrna 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 should be able to estimate when to plant four-o-clock flower by referring to the USDA zone info for New Smyrna Beach.


Planting Calendar for Four-o-clock flower

Frost tolerance for four-o-clock flower: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

You should not plant four-o-clock flower until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant four-o-clock flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant four-o-clock flower
Probably not a good time to plant four-o-clock flower

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in New Smyrna Beach 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 four-o-clock flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your four-o-clock flower indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in New Smyrna Beach. 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 New Smyrna Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in New Smyrna Beach last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your four-o-clock flower if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for New Smyrna Beach

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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