Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant brunfelsia is to refer to the USDA zone info for Desoto.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Since brunfelsia require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Desoto 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. If you wait any later than that and your brunfelsia may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your brunfelsia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Desoto. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Desoto is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Desoto it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your brunfelsia in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Desoto

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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