When to Plant Calla Lily in Snoqualmie, WA

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.

The earliest that you can plant calla lily in Snoqualmie should be determined by referring to 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.

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

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The earliest that you can plant calla lily in Snoqualmie 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. If you wait any later than that and your calla lily may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your calla lily indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Snoqualmie is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Snoqualmie you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your calla lily if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Snoqualmie

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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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