One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

A way of determining when you can plant african daisy is to look at the USDA zone info for Plano.

Planting Calendar for African Daisy

Frost tolerance for african daisy:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

African Daisy do well in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant african daisy in Plano 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 african daisy and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your african daisy may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your african daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Plano. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Plano and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Plano it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your african daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Plano

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Plano

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