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Bulbs Per Meter Yard

The number of flower bulbs per square meter or yard depends very much on the kind of planting you have in mind. The following charts provide average quantities for some of the main products for certain kinds of planting.

Bulbs per Square Meter   Bulbs per Square Yard   

Bulbs per Square Feet
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Public Green Spaces
Combination Plantings
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Tulips (large flowers)
8
5
1-2
Tulips (species)
13
8
3
 
Narcissus (large flowers
5
3
1-2
Narcissus (small flowers)
13
7
3-4
 
Hyacinths
7
3
1
 
Anemone blanda
27
10
4
Camassia cusickii
4
2
approx. 1
Camassia leichtlinii
3
1
approx. 1
Camassia quamash
7
3-4
1
Crocus (large flowers)
13
7
3
Crocus (species)
20
10
3-4
Chionodoxa
40
13
4
Erythronium
20
7-8
2
Fritillaria imperialis
2
1
approx. 1
Fritillaria persica
3
1
approx. 1
Fritillaria meleagris
27
13
5-7
Hyacinthoides
13
5
3
Iris reticulata
20
7
2
Iris danfordiae
20
7
2
Leucojum aestivum
7
4
2
Muscari armeniacum
53
20
3-7
Muscari botryoides
67
20
3-7
Muscari azureum
67
20
3-7
Muscari latifolium
40
13
5
Ornithogalum umbellatum
40
13
3
Ornithogalum nutans
40
13
2-3
Ornithogalum magnum 
7
3-4
approx. 1
Puschkinia
40
13
4
Scilla
40
13
4


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