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

A way of determining when to plant dipladenia is to check out the USDA zone info for Mesquite.

Planting Calendar for Dipladenia

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

You can not plant dipladenia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant dipladenia in Mesquite 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 grow to maturity. 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 March 15 in Mesquite. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mesquite is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Mesquite you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your dipladenia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mesquite

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.

Plants to Grow in Mesquite

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Mesquite.