The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Ironwood it's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant felicia daisy.

Planting Calendar for Felicia Daisy

Frost tolerance for felicia daisy:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

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

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Ironwood 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 felicia daisy and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your felicia daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Ironwood the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -30°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Ironwood is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Ironwood it frosts late in the year after May 15 be ready to cover your felicia daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ironwood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

Plants to Grow in Ironwood

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Ironwood.