One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when you can plant brunfelsia is to use the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Brunfelsia require warm weather which tells us that you have to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Key Biscayne is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably November. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brunfelsia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your brunfelsia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Key Biscayne it never frosts. It might get as low as 40°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Key Biscayne is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since it never frosts in Key Biscayne you do not have to be ready to protect your brunfelsia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Key Biscayne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	Never
Lowest Expected Low	40°F
Highest Expected Low	45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

Plants to Grow in Key Biscayne

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Key Biscayne.