One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your 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 USDA zone info for Palm Beach should be used to figure out when to plant statice.

Planting Calendar for Statice

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

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

The earliest that you can plant statice 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 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your statice indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Palm Beach and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Palm Beach last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to protect your statice in the event of one of those late frosts.

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.