One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant felicia daisy in Champaign by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

Frost tolerance for felicia daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Since felicia daisy do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Champaign 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 felicia daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your felicia daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Champaign. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Champaign may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Champaign it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your felicia daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Champaign

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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