One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of determining when it's a good idea to plant gloriosa lily is to check out the USDA zone info for Hendersonville.

Planting Calendar for Gloriosa Lily

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

Gloriosa Lily require warm weather which means that it is important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Hendersonville 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 few weeks earlier by starting your gloriosa lily indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Hendersonville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Hendersonville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Hendersonville you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your gloriosa lily in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hendersonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

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

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