The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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 Asheville should be figured out by checking out 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.

Since gloriosa lily are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Asheville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Asheville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Asheville is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Asheville there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your gloriosa lily if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Asheville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

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

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