The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when you can plant gloriosa lily by looking at the USDA zone info for Bloomington.

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 are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Bloomington 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bloomington. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bloomington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bloomington you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa lily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bloomington

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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