When to Plant Gloriosa Lily in Senatobia, MS

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the 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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Senatobia you should be able to figure out when you can plant gloriosa lily.


Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

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

It's not a good idea to plant gloriosa lily until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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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 Senatobia 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. Any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Senatobia. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Senatobia is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Senatobia you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa lily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Senatobia

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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