The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Des Plaines you can determine when to plant gloriosa daisy by using the USDA zone info.

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 a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Des Plaines 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Des Plaines the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Des Plaines is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Des Plaines last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Des Plaines

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

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

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