The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant brunfelsia by using the USDA zone info for La Vista.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Since brunfelsia are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in La Vista 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 really do well. Starting your brunfelsia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in La Vista. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for La Vista is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in La Vista last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your brunfelsia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Vista

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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