When to Plant Thunbergia in Scott City, MO

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to estimate when to plant thunbergia by checking out the USDA zone info for Scott City.


Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

Frost tolerance for thunbergia: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant thunbergia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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Legend 
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 Scott City 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. Any later than that and your thunbergia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your thunbergia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Scott City is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Scott City last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your thunbergia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Scott City

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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