The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant dipladenia by referring to the USDA zone info for Travelers Rest.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

You really shouldn't 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 Travelers Rest 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your dipladenia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Travelers Rest. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Travelers Rest and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Travelers Rest you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your dipladenia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Travelers Rest

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.

Plants to Grow in Travelers Rest

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