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

In Torrington you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant gloriosa daisy by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Daisy

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

You can plant gloriosa daisy a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Torrington 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 gloriosa daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. 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 May 15 in Torrington. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Torrington is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Torrington it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Torrington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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