Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Grand Island you can figure out when it's the best time to plant gloriosa daisy by looking at 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 just a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Grand Island 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. Any later than that and your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Grand Island. You can expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Grand Island is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Grand Island there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Island

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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