When to Plant Thunbergia in Fayetteville, NC

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

One way of making a decision about when to plant thunbergia is to look at the USDA zone info for Fayetteville.


Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Since thunbergia are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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 Fayetteville 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 grow to maturity. Starting your thunbergia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Fayetteville. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Fayetteville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fayetteville there is a last frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your thunbergia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fayetteville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°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 15°F.

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