One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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 estimating when you can plant gloriosa lily is to check out the USDA zone info for Palmer.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You should not plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Palmer is May. However, you really should wait until June if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant gloriosa lily and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Palmer the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Palmer may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Palmer you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your gloriosa lily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palmer

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Palmer

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