When to Plant Brunfelsia in Fort Bragg, CA

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.

You should be able to determine when it's a good idea to plant brunfelsia by looking at the USDA zone info for Fort Bragg.


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 all chance of frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

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

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Fort Bragg 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 Fort Bragg. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Fort Bragg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Fort Bragg there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to protect your brunfelsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Bragg

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 Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°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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