When to Plant Brunfelsia in Urbandale, IA

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.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Urbandale can be estimated by reviewing 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.

You really shouldn't plant brunfelsia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
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 Urbandale 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. If you wait any later than that and your brunfelsia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your brunfelsia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Urbandale. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Urbandale is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Urbandale there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your brunfelsia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Urbandale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

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

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