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

You should be able to estimate when you can plant abutilon by referring to the USDA zone info for Orlando.

Planting Calendar for Abutilon

Frost tolerance for abutilon:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant abutilon until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant abutilon in Orlando 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 abutilon and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your abutilon may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your abutilon indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Orlando the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Orlando may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Orlando you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your abutilon in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orlando

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.

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