One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Rancho Cordova you should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant brunfelsia.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Brunfelsia require warm weather which means that you need to wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Rancho Cordova 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brunfelsia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Rancho Cordova. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Rancho Cordova is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Rancho Cordova last frost occurs after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your brunfelsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rancho Cordova

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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