The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant gloriosa lily in Show Low should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant gloriosa lily until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Show Low 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 grow to maturity. Starting your gloriosa lily indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Show Low the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Show Low is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Show Low last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa lily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Show Low

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Show Low

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