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.

The USDA zone info for Aiken should be used to determine when it's the best time to plant gloriosa lily.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

Frost tolerance for gloriosa lily:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant gloriosa lily until after all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Aiken 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Aiken. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Aiken and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Aiken there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa lily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Aiken

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.

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