When to Plant Gloriosa Lily in Springboro, OH

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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 Springboro should be estimated by reviewing 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.

It's probably a bad idea to plant gloriosa lily until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm 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 Springboro 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 few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Springboro is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Springboro last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your gloriosa lily if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Springboro

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.

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