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.

In Talent you can determine when to plant gloriosa lily 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 probably a bad idea to plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Talent 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Talent. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Talent is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Talent there is a last frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your gloriosa lily in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Talent

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Talent

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