Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Okeechobee you will be able to determine when it's the best time 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.

Since gloriosa daisy do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Okeechobee 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Okeechobee. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Okeechobee is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Okeechobee it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your gloriosa daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Okeechobee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

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