The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Dumfries you should be able to figure out when to plant gloriosa daisy.

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 moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Dumfries 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dumfries. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Dumfries is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Dumfries it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your gloriosa daisy if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dumfries

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Dumfries

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