When to Plant Dracaena in Rhinelander, WI

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when it's possible to plant dracaena by looking at the USDA zone info for Rhinelander.


Planting Calendar for Dracaena

Frost tolerance for dracaena: Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant: Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Dracaena do well in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant dracaena
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant dracaena
Probably not a good time to plant dracaena

The earliest that you can plant dracaena in Rhinelander is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dracaena and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your dracaena may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your dracaena indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Rhinelander. You should expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Rhinelander is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Rhinelander last frost occurs after May 15 so always be ready to cover your dracaena if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rhinelander

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-30°F
Highest Expected Low-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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