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

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Lake Wales can be estimated by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Since brunfelsia require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Lake Wales 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 really do well. 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 Lake Wales. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Lake Wales and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Lake Wales you get a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your brunfelsia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Wales

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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