One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's possible to plant gloriosa daisy by checking out the USDA zone info for Birmingham.

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 can survive in mild cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Birmingham 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. If you wait any later than that and your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Birmingham. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Birmingham is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Birmingham there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa daisy if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Birmingham

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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