When to Plant Gloriosa Lily in Southfield, MI

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 earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Southfield can be determined 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 all chance of frost has passed.

Gloriosa Lily do not do well in cold weather which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Southfield 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Southfield. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Southfield is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Southfield you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your gloriosa lily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Southfield

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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