One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant hemerocallis by checking out the USDA zone info for Spartanburg.

Planting Calendar for Hemerocallis

Frost tolerance for hemerocallis:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Hemerocallis do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant hemerocallis in Spartanburg is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant hemerocallis and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your hemerocallis may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your hemerocallis indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Spartanburg. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Spartanburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Spartanburg there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your hemerocallis in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Spartanburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Spartanburg

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