When to Plant Dallas Fern in Winter Springs, FL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Winter Springs you can determine when to plant dallas fern by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant dallas fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant dallas fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant dallas fern
Probably not a good time to plant dallas fern

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Winter Springs is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dallas fern and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Winter Springs the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Winter Springs may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Winter Springs you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your dallas fern in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winter Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Winter Springs

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