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.

In San Bernardino you can determine when it's a good idea to plant bougainvillea by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Bougainvillea

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

Since bougainvillea are not cold tolerant it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bougainvillea in San Bernardino 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 bougainvillea and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your bougainvillea may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bougainvillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in San Bernardino. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for San Bernardino is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in San Bernardino last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your bougainvillea if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for San Bernardino

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

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