One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's possible to plant gloriosa daisy is to look at the USDA zone info for Orange Beach.

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 moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Orange Beach is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. If you wait any later than that and your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your gloriosa daisy indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Orange Beach. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Orange Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Orange Beach it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your gloriosa daisy if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

Plants to Grow in Orange Beach

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