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.

A way of figuring out when to plant brunfelsia is to check out the USDA zone info for El Paso.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

Since brunfelsia require warm weather it is important to wait until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in El Paso 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 couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in El Paso. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for El Paso may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in El Paso there is a last frost after March 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your brunfelsia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for El Paso

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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