When to Plant Gloriosa Daisy in Dearborn, MI

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Dearborn should be reviewed to determine when you can plant gloriosa daisy.


Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Daisy

Frost tolerance for gloriosa daisy: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Gloriosa Daisy do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant gloriosa daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant gloriosa daisy
Probably not a good time to plant gloriosa daisy

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Dearborn is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gloriosa daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dearborn. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Dearborn is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Dearborn there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dearborn

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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