When to Plant Gloriosa Daisy in Arkadelphia, AR

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your 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.

The USDA zone info for Arkadelphia should be reviewed to estimate when it's possible to 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 some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle 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 Arkadelphia 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. Any later than that and your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Arkadelphia. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Arkadelphia is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Arkadelphia it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your gloriosa daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Arkadelphia

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 Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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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