One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant gloriosa lily by looking at the USDA zone info for Shippensburg.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

You can not plant gloriosa lily until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Shippensburg 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. If you wait any later than that and your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your gloriosa lily indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Shippensburg is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Shippensburg you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your gloriosa lily if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shippensburg

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 Low	0°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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