When to Plant Monkey Flower in Seminole, FL

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when to plant monkey flower is to examine the USDA zone info for Seminole.


Planting Calendar for Monkey Flower

Frost tolerance for monkey flower: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost has passed.

It's not a good idea to plant monkey flower until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant monkey flower
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant monkey flower
Probably not a good time to plant monkey flower

The earliest that you can plant monkey flower in Seminole 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 monkey flower and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your monkey flower may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your monkey flower indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Seminole. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Seminole is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Seminole there is a last frost after January 31 be ready to cover your monkey flower if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Seminole

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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