One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Winston-Salem 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 has passed.

You can not plant brunfelsia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Winston-Salem 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. 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Winston-Salem. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Winston-Salem is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Winston-Salem there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your brunfelsia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Winston-Salem

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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