Number of bulbs per square metre (Yard *)

The number of flower bulbs per square metre depends very much on the kind of planting you have in mind. The following chart provides average quantities for some of the main products that could be planted for certain kinds of planting.

	Exhibitions and events	Public green space	Combination plantings (in the border)
Tulips (large flowers)	60	40	12-15
Tulips (species)	100	60	25

Narcissus (large flowers)	40	25	12-15
Narcissus (small flowers)	100	50	20-25

Hyacinths	50	25	10

Anemone blanda	200	75	30
Camassia cusickii	30	15	7
Camassia leichtlinii	20	10	5-7
Camassia quamash	50	25-30	10
Crocus (large flowers)	100	50	25
Crocus (species)	150	75	30-35
Chionodoxa	300	100	30
Erythronium	150	50-60	15
Fritillaria imperialis	15	10	5-7
Fritillaria persica	20	10	5-7
Fritillaria meleagris	200	100	40-50
Hyacinthoides	100	40	20
Iris reticulata	150	50	15
Iris danfordiae	150	50	15
Leucojum aestivum	50	30	15
Muscari armeniacum	400	150	40-50
Muscari botryoides	500	150	40-50
Muscari azureum	500	150	40-50
Muscari latifolium	300	100	40
Ornithogalum umbellatum	300	100	20
Ornithogalum nutans	300	100	15-20
Ornithogalum magnum	50	20-25	7
Puschkinia	300	100	30
Scilla	300	100	30

*1 square meter = 1,2 square Yard

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Number of bulbs per square metre (Yard *)