One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Germantown you can figure out when to plant gloriosa lily by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Germantown 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 little bit earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Germantown. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Germantown is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Germantown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to protect your gloriosa lily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Germantown

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.

Plants to Grow in Germantown

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