When to Plant Dipladenia in Point Pleasant, WV

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Point Pleasant should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

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Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

Frost tolerance for dipladenia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost.

Dipladenia require warm weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

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The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Point Pleasant 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 dipladenia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your dipladenia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your dipladenia 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 is on April 15 in Point Pleasant. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Point Pleasant is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Point Pleasant it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your dipladenia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Point Pleasant

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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