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.

In Punta Gorda you can estimate when you can plant lysimachia by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Lysimachia

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

Lysimachia do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant lysimachia in Punta Gorda 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 lysimachia and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your lysimachia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your lysimachia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Punta Gorda. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Punta Gorda is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Punta Gorda last frost occurs after January 31 be ready to cover your lysimachia in the event of 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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