When to Plant Dipladenia in Collegeville, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. 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 Collegeville should be reviewed to figure out when it's a good idea to 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 do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Collegeville 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 fully mature. Starting your dipladenia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Collegeville. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Collegeville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Collegeville you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your dipladenia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Collegeville

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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.

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