One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

You will be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant dipladenia by checking out the USDA zone info for Miami Beach.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

Dipladenia do not do well in cold weather which tells us that you really should wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Miami Beach is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dipladenia and expect a good harvest is probably November. If you wait any later than that and your dipladenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Miami Beach it never frosts. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 40°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Miami Beach and it is different every year. Since it never frosts in Miami Beach you do not have to be ready to cover your dipladenia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Miami Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	40°F
Highest Expected Low	45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

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