When to Plant Felicia Daisy in Albion, NY

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.

The first chance to plant felicia daisy in Albion should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.


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.

Felicia Daisy are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Albion is March. However, you really should wait until April 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Albion. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Albion is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Albion you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your felicia daisy in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Albion

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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