Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when to plant brunfelsia by looking at the USDA zone info for Cloverdale.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant brunfelsia until after the last frost because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Cloverdale 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. Any later than that and your brunfelsia may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your brunfelsia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Cloverdale. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cloverdale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cloverdale it frosts late in the year after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your brunfelsia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cloverdale

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.

Plants to Grow in Cloverdale

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