When to Plant Dipladenia in Doylestown, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

In Doylestown you can figure out when it's the best time to plant dipladenia by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

Dipladenia require warm weather which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Doylestown. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Doylestown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Doylestown last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your dipladenia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Doylestown

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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