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 Morgan City should be reffered to in order to determine when it's the best time to plant brunfelsia.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Brunfelsia are not cold tolerant which means that you really should wait until it warms up after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Morgan City 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brunfelsia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Morgan City. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Morgan City is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Morgan City you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your brunfelsia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Morgan City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°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 25°F.

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