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.

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant brunfelsia is to examine the USDA zone info for Hope Mills.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

It's a bad idea to plant brunfelsia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Hope Mills 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 grow to maturity. Starting your brunfelsia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Hope Mills. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hope Mills is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Hope Mills you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your brunfelsia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hope Mills

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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