The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant gloriosa lily in Springfield by using 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.

It's a bad idea to plant gloriosa lily until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Springfield 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 has passed is on April 15 in Springfield. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Springfield is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Springfield 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 Springfield

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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