When to Plant Hardy Hibiscus in Floral Park, NY

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

In Floral Park you can estimate when it's the best time to plant hardy hibiscus by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Hardy Hibiscus

Frost tolerance for hardy hibiscus: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since hardy hibiscus do well in cold you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant hardy hibiscus
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The earliest that you can plant hardy hibiscus in Floral Park 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 hardy hibiscus and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your hardy hibiscus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your hardy hibiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Floral Park. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Floral Park is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Floral Park last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your hardy hibiscus if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Floral Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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