The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Mountlake Terrace can be used to determine when to plant brunfelsia.

Planting Calendar for Brunfelsia

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

You can not plant brunfelsia until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant brunfelsia in Mountlake Terrace 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your brunfelsia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your brunfelsia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Mountlake Terrace. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Mountlake Terrace is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Mountlake Terrace it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your brunfelsia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mountlake Terrace

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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