When to Plant Tropical Hibiscus in Roseville, MI

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Roseville you can determine when it's possible to plant tropical hibiscus by using the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Tropical Hibiscus

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

Tropical Hibiscus require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant tropical hibiscus in Roseville 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 tropical hibiscus and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tropical hibiscus may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tropical hibiscus indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Roseville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Roseville is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Roseville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your tropical hibiscus in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Roseville

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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