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 White House can be read to figure out when it's a good idea to plant thunbergia.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

It's a bad idea to plant thunbergia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in White House 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 thunbergia and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your thunbergia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in White House. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for White House is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in White House there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your thunbergia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for White House

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.

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