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.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant gloriosa daisy by using the USDA zone info for Red Oak.

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 plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Red Oak 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Red Oak. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -20°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Red Oak is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Red Oak you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Red Oak

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

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