One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's possible to plant dipladenia is to check out the USDA zone info for Sayre.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

It's not a good idea to plant dipladenia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Sayre 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. If you wait any later than that and your dipladenia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your dipladenia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Sayre. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sayre is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Sayre it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dipladenia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sayre

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Sayre

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Sayre.