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.

You should be able to determine when to plant felicia daisy by checking out the USDA zone info for Damascus.

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 are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant felicia daisy in Damascus 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. Any later than that and your felicia daisy may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your felicia daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Damascus. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Damascus and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Damascus it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your felicia daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Damascus

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 Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 Damascus

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