One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Palm Beach should be used to estimate when it's possible to plant heuchera.

Planting Calendar for Heuchera

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

Heuchera are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Palm Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Palm Beach is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Palm Beach there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your heuchera in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for 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 Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°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 Palm Beach

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Palm Beach.