When to Plant Gloriosa Lily in Chambersburg, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden 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 Chambersburg can be figured out by reviewing 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.

Gloriosa Lily are not cold tolerant which means that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant gloriosa lily
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The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Chambersburg 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Chambersburg the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Chambersburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Chambersburg last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your gloriosa lily if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Chambersburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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