One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Marble Falls you can figure out when it's the best time to plant gloriosa lily by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant gloriosa lily in Marble Falls 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your gloriosa lily may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your gloriosa lily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Marble Falls may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Marble Falls it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your gloriosa lily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Marble Falls

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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