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When to Plant Flower-of-an-Hour in Hilton Head Island, SC

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 Hilton Head Island you can figure out when it's possible to plant flower-of-an-hour by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Flower-of-an-Hour

Frost tolerance for flower-of-an-hour: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Flower-of-an-Hour do ok in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant flower-of-an-hour
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant flower-of-an-hour
Probably not a good time to plant flower-of-an-hour

The earliest that you can plant flower-of-an-hour in Hilton Head Island 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 flower-of-an-hour and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your flower-of-an-hour may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your flower-of-an-hour indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Hilton Head Island. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Hilton Head Island is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Hilton Head Island there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your flower-of-an-hour in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hilton Head Island

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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