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.
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Public Green Spaces |
Combination Plantings In the Border |
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| 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 |
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