I have rain lilies in the ground and they return each year . My winter temps routinely get way below freezing . 26 degrees for 2007 and that was a warm winter ! You're fine with those . The rest - I cannot grow here .

I'm farther north than you. I have the Allamanda and it will die back but comes back each year. I do mulch it deeper for the winter time. Rain lilies do fine. The pinapple will need procection but I've had it survive with only a little.

Hopefully some one closer to you will give better advise.

Hello Leah,

We are almost neighbors. You are about 15 minutes North of me. I live in the Forest Hills area of Tampa. Similar conditions, but not identical. Wesley Chapel is more rural and usually stays a few degrees colder than we do.

I am not 100% sure, but I think that most, if not all of the plants you mentioned will be OK through our winter, provided that you mulch and protect them well. Allamanda, for instance, usually does not die back here; it might only suffer some tip burns during freezes. The mango will need to be protected while young.

I will go out on a limb and say, "sure! plant them all!". But if tomorrow's weather forecast is any indication of the future, we are in for a colder than normal winter. So... proceed with caution is the best advice I can give you.

Again, welcome, and happy gardening!

-Ian

The mango, I'm not so sure about. Might be wise to wait until spring to plant it when it can get a little more established before the cold hits. Usually, they have to be protected, even down here, until they are five years old. I'd say wait on that one. Keep it in a pot, so you can take it in when it's freezing out.