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.

You will be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant gloriosa lily by checking out the USDA zone info for Fort Morgan.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

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

Since gloriosa lily require warm weather it's important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Fort Morgan 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Fort Morgan the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Morgan is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Morgan it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your gloriosa lily in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Morgan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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