When to Plant Bougainvillea in Bridgeville, PA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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 first opportunity to plant bougainvillea in Bridgeville can be determined by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Bougainvillea

Frost tolerance for bougainvillea: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

It's probably not a good idea to plant bougainvillea until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they require warm weather.

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Legend 
A good time to plant bougainvillea
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant bougainvillea
Probably not a good time to plant bougainvillea

The earliest that you can plant bougainvillea in Bridgeville 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 bougainvillea and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your bougainvillea may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bougainvillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bridgeville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bridgeville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bridgeville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your bougainvillea in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bridgeville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°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 0°F.

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