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 first chance to plant dipladenia in Lake City should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

Dipladenia require warm weather which means that it's necessary to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Lake City 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. Any later than that and your dipladenia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Lake City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Lake City you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your dipladenia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake City

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 Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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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