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When to Plant Gloriosa Lily in Palisades Park, NJ

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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 Palisades Park you will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant gloriosa lily.


Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

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

You really shouldn't plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer 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 Palisades Park 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. 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 Palisades Park. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Palisades Park and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Palisades Park you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa lily if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palisades Park

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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