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.

The first chance to plant dipladenia in Shelton should be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant dipladenia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Shelton 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your dipladenia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Shelton. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Shelton and it will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Shelton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your dipladenia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shelton

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 Low	0°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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