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When to Plant Saffron in Florida

Florida spans USDA hardiness 8b to 11b (zones 8b to 11b on this page). Plant saffron by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.

Jump to: Zone 8b · Zone 9a · Zone 9b · Zone 10a · Zone 10b · Zone 11a · Zone 11b

Saffron planting calendar for Florida, Zone 8b

Average last spring frost

March 20

Average first fall frost

November 20

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Direct sow

Oct 17

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Projected first harvest

Dec 6

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 8b (approximate)

Saffron is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →

Saffron planting calendar for Florida, Zone 9a

Average last spring frost

March 1

Average first fall frost

December 1

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Direct sow

Sep 28

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Projected first harvest

Nov 17

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9a (approximate)

Saffron is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →

Saffron planting calendar for Florida, Zone 9b

Average last spring frost

February 15

Average first fall frost

December 15

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Direct sow

Sep 14

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Projected first harvest

Nov 3

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9b (approximate)

Saffron is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →

Saffron planting calendar for Florida, Zone 10a

Average last spring frost

January 30

Average first fall frost

December 30

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Direct sow

Aug 29

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Projected first harvest

Oct 18

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 10a (approximate)

Saffron is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 10 guide (both 10a and 10b) →

Saffron planting calendar for Florida, Zone 10b

Average last spring frost

January 30

Average first fall frost

December 30

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Direct sow

Aug 29

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Projected first harvest

Oct 18

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 10b (approximate)

Saffron is ready to harvest in about 50 days. Full zone 10 guide (both 10a and 10b) →

Saffron planting calendar for Florida, Zone 11a

Zone 11a doesn't get a seasonal frost — saffron plants on a warm/cool-season calendar instead of frost dates.

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Best planting window

Year-round

🌴 Your zone never frosts, so planting is timed to the cooler vs. warmer seasons rather than a frost date.

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🌿 Planting windowTodayZone 11a: frost-free; timed to seasons, not frost

Saffron is ready to harvest in about 50 days.

Saffron planting calendar for Florida, Zone 11b

Zone 11b doesn't get a seasonal frost — saffron plants on a warm/cool-season calendar instead of frost dates.

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Best planting window

Year-round

🌴 Your zone never frosts, so planting is timed to the cooler vs. warmer seasons rather than a frost date.

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🌿 Planting windowTodayZone 11b: frost-free; timed to seasons, not frost

Saffron is ready to harvest in about 50 days.

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saffron — full zone guide

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