Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 a good idea to plant thunbergia by using the USDA zone info for Riverton.

Planting Calendar for Thunbergia

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

Since thunbergia are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant thunbergia in Riverton is May. However, you really should wait until June 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your thunbergia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your thunbergia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on May 15 in Riverton. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Riverton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Riverton you get a frost after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your thunbergia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Riverton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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