When to Plant Calla Lily in Waynesboro, VA

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 first opportunity to plant calla lily in Waynesboro should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Calla Lily

Frost tolerance for calla lily: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since calla lily are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant calla lily
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant calla lily
Probably not a good time to plant calla lily

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Waynesboro. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Waynesboro is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Waynesboro you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your calla lily if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Waynesboro

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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