One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Greenwood you should be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant gloriosa lily.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

Since gloriosa lily require warm weather you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Greenwood is April. However, you really should wait until May 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 fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Greenwood. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Greenwood is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Greenwood there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your gloriosa lily if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greenwood

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 Greenwood

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