When to Plant Calla Lily in Loveland, CO

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your 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 determine when it's possible to plant calla lily by looking at the USDA zone info for Loveland.


Planting Calendar for Calla Lily

Frost tolerance for calla lily: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

Since calla lily do not do well in cold weather you need to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant calla lily
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant calla lily
Probably not a good time to plant calla lily

The earliest that you can plant calla lily in Loveland 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 calla lily and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your calla lily may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your calla lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Loveland may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Loveland you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your calla lily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Loveland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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