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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Jacksonville it's a good idea to estimate 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.

Since gloriosa lily are not cold tolerant you really should wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Jacksonville 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

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Jacksonville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Jacksonville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Jacksonville you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your gloriosa lily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Jacksonville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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