When to Plant Thunbergia in Addison, IL

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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 Addison can be read to estimate when it's possible to plant thunbergia.


Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Thunbergia are not cold tolerant which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

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A good time to plant thunbergia
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant thunbergia
Probably not a good time to plant thunbergia

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Addison 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 thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your thunbergia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Addison. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Addison is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Addison there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your thunbergia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Addison

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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