When to Plant Daylily in Warsaw, IN

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

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Warsaw can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Daylily

Frost tolerance for daylily: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant daylily a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant daylily
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant daylily
Probably not a good time to plant daylily

The earliest that you can plant daylily in Warsaw 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 daylily and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your daylily may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your daylily indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Warsaw the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Warsaw is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Warsaw last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your daylily if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Warsaw

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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