When to Plant Flower-of-an-Hour in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

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

By using the USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens it's a good idea to figure out when it's possible to plant flower-of-an-hour.


Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Flower-of-an-Hour do well in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant flower-of-an-hour
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flower-of-an-hour
Probably not a good time to plant flower-of-an-hour

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Palm Beach Gardens is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Palm Beach Gardens. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Palm Beach Gardens is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Palm Beach Gardens there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your flower-of-an-hour if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach Gardens

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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