One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Punta Gorda you can estimate when to plant four-o-clock flower by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Four-o-clock flower

Frost tolerance for four-o-clock flower:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

You should not plant four-o-clock flower until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant four-o-clock flower in Punta Gorda 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 four-o-clock flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your four-o-clock flower may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your four-o-clock flower indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Punta Gorda is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Punta Gorda last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your four-o-clock flower if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Punta Gorda

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 Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°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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