Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Glenwood Springs you can figure out when it's possible to plant torch lilys by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Torch Lilys

Frost tolerance for torch lilys:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Torch Lilys do well in cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant torch lilys in Glenwood Springs is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant torch lilys and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your torch lilys may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your torch lilys indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Glenwood Springs. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Glenwood Springs 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 Glenwood Springs last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your torch lilys in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glenwood Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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