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 figure out when it's possible to plant bougainvillea by referring to the USDA zone info for Bridge City.

Planting Calendar for Bougainvillea

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

Bougainvillea require warm weather which tells us that you need to wait until it warms up after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant bougainvillea in Bridge City is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant bougainvillea and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your bougainvillea may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your bougainvillea indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Bridge City. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Bridge City is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bridge City last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your bougainvillea in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bridge City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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