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

In Delano you can figure out when you can plant gloriosa lily by referring to 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 has passed.

It's probably a bad idea to plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Delano is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your gloriosa lily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Delano. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Delano is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Delano last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa lily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Delano

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Delano

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Delano.