One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Rock Hill should be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Since brunfelsia do not do well in cold weather you really should wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Rock Hill 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 fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Rock Hill. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rock Hill is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Rock Hill it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your brunfelsia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rock Hill

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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