When to Plant Gloriosa Daisy in Moss Point, MS

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when you can plant gloriosa daisy by checking out the USDA zone info for Moss Point.


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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant gloriosa daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant gloriosa daisy
Probably not a good time to plant gloriosa daisy

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Moss Point. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Moss Point is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Moss Point it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Moss Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Moss Point

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Moss Point.