When to Plant Helianthemum in North Palm Beach, FL

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.

You can estimate when it's the best time to plant helianthemum in North Palm Beach by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Helianthemum

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

You can plant helianthemum a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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A good time to plant helianthemum
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant helianthemum
Probably not a good time to plant helianthemum

The earliest that you can plant helianthemum in North Palm 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 helianthemum and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your helianthemum may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your helianthemum indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in North Palm Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Palm Beach may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in North Palm Beach it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your helianthemum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Palm Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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