When to Plant Gloriosa Daisy in Buckhannon, WV

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.

By using the USDA zone info for Buckhannon you should be able to determine when it's the best time 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 start planting them earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant gloriosa daisy
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant gloriosa daisy
Probably not a good time to plant gloriosa daisy

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa daisy in Buckhannon 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa daisy may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa daisy indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Buckhannon. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Buckhannon is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Buckhannon it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa daisy in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Buckhannon

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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