Frost Tolerance – Vegetables and Flowers
When frost is forecast, whether in spring or fall, some vegetables and flowers are more or less likely to be damaged. Here is a list of plants and their tolerance of light frost:
Vegetables
Hardy |
Slightly Tolerant | Tender |
| Asparagus | Beet | Snap Bean |
| Collards | Broccoli | Sweet Corn |
| Endive | Brussels Sprouts | Tomato |
| Kale | Cabbage | Lima Bean |
| Kohlrabi | Carrot | Muskmelon |
| Lettuce | Cauliflower | Cucumber |
| Mustard | Celeriac | Eggplant |
| Pea | Celery | Okra |
| Potato | Chard | Pumpkin |
| Rhubarb | Onion | Squash |
| Rutabaga | Parsnip | Watermelon |
| Salsify | Radish | Pepper |
| Spinach | Sweet Potato | |
| Turnip |
Flowers
Hardy |
Slightly Tolerant | Tender |
| Corn Flower | Black-eyed Susan | Aster |
| Ornamemtal Cabbage | Calendula | Nicotiana |
| Pansy | Coreopsis | Petunia |
| Primrose | Dianthus | Scabiosa |
| Violet | Snapdragon | Statice |
| Sweet Pea | Sweet Allysum | |
| Torenia | Verbena | |
| Ageratum | ||
| Begonia | ||
| Celosia | ||
| Cosmos | ||
| Impatiens | ||
| Lobelia | ||
| Marigold | ||
| Portulaca | ||
| Phlox | ||
| Salvia | ||
| Vinca | ||
| Zinnia |
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