When to Plant Gloriosa Lily in Winnsboro, LA

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

The best time to plant gloriosa lily in Winnsboro should be estimated 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 when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant gloriosa lily until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
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 Winnsboro 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 really do well. Starting your gloriosa lily indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Winnsboro the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Winnsboro may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Winnsboro it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your gloriosa lily in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winnsboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Winnsboro

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Winnsboro.