When to Plant Torenia in Winter Springs, FL

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.

You can determine when it's the best time to plant torenia in Winter Springs by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Torenia

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

You really shouldn't plant torenia until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant torenia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant torenia
Probably not a good time to plant torenia

The earliest that you can plant torenia 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 torenia and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your torenia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your torenia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Winter Springs. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Winter Springs is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Winter Springs you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your torenia in the event of a surprise late frost.

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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