One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 Statesville can be reviewed to figure out when you can plant dipladenia.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

Frost tolerance for dipladenia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since dipladenia are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Statesville 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Statesville. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Statesville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Statesville it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dipladenia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Statesville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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