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.

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant brunfelsia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Neptune Beach.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Brunfelsia require warm weather which means that you must wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Neptune Beach 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 brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your brunfelsia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Neptune Beach. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Neptune Beach may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Neptune Beach you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your brunfelsia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Neptune Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

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

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