When to Plant Brunfelsia in Kissimmee, FL

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

In Kissimmee you can figure out when it's possible to plant brunfelsia by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 Kissimmee 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Kissimmee. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Kissimmee and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Kissimmee you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your brunfelsia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kissimmee

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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