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

In Peru 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.

Gloriosa Lily require warm weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Peru 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Peru. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Peru and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Peru there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa lily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Peru

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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