One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Sanford should be reffered to in order to figure out when you can plant gloriosa lily.

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 Sanford 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. If you wait any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Sanford is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Sanford there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa lily in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sanford

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.

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