When to Plant Statice in North Palm Beach, FL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant statice in North Palm Beach should be figured out by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Statice

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

Since statice do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant statice 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 statice and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your statice may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your statice indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In North Palm Beach the average date of last frost happens on January 31. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for North Palm Beach is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in North Palm Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your statice if you have one of those late frosts.

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.

Plants to Grow in North Palm Beach

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