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.

A way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant livingstone daisy is to refer to the USDA zone info for Kansas City.

Planting Calendar for Livingstone Daisy

Frost tolerance for livingstone daisy:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since livingstone daisy are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant livingstone daisy in Kansas City is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant livingstone daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your livingstone daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your livingstone daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Kansas City the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Kansas City is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Kansas City there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your livingstone daisy in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kansas City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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