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 USDA zone info for Tallahassee can be used to estimate when it's a good idea to plant brunfelsia.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

You can not plant brunfelsia until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Tallahassee is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant brunfelsia and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Tallahassee. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Tallahassee is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Tallahassee last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to cover your brunfelsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tallahassee

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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