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.

The USDA zone info for Pocatello can be reviewed to figure out when it's a good idea to plant dipladenia.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

Since dipladenia are not cold tolerant you must wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Pocatello 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Pocatello. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pocatello is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Pocatello you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your dipladenia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pocatello

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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