When to Plant Gloriosa Lily in Radcliff, KY

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

It's a good idea to estimate when it's possible to plant gloriosa lily by checking out the USDA zone info for Radcliff.


Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably not a good idea to plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Radcliff 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 fully mature. If you are starting your gloriosa lily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Radcliff the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Radcliff may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Radcliff it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your gloriosa lily if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Radcliff

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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