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 Marseilles can be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant brunfelsia.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Brunfelsia do not do well in cold weather which tells us that it's important to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Marseilles 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Marseilles is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Marseilles you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your brunfelsia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Marseilles

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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