When to Plant Gloriosa Lily in Olive Branch, MS

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant gloriosa lily is to consult the USDA zone info for Olive Branch.


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 a bad idea to plant gloriosa lily until after all chance of 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 Olive Branch 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

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Olive Branch. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Olive Branch and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Olive Branch it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa lily if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Olive Branch

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

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