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Gardening How-To – Buying Bulbs: Number of Bulbs to Buy
The key to a beautiful bulb flower bed is lots and lots of bulbs. Following is a general idea of the number of bulbs you should buy per square feet of flower bed size.
| Bulb Bed Size in Square Feet | 10 |
25 |
50 |
100 |
| Anemone, Crocus, Muscari, or Scilla | 200 |
500 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
| Daffodil (large) | 75 |
205 |
420 |
1,100 |
| Daffodil (small) | 140 |
340 |
675 |
1,350 |
| Tulip (large) | 65 |
180 |
360 |
725 |
| Tulip (species) | 75 |
205 |
420 |
1,100 |
Planting one straight row of evenly spaced bulbs often looks sparse. Planting in quantity in non-linear patterns will always give a richer appearance. This is why mass planting has always been the traditional way to use bulbs. Mass plantings can include dozens or even hundreds of bulbs – especially if you do a naturalizing project. If you don’t have room for mass planting, or need to start small, a reliable way is to plant in clumps of 6 or more bulbs. This is a very attractive method for hyacinths, daffodils and tulips. In the clump, space your bulbs about 4 or more inches apart. If you are ready to try true mass planting, here are some general guidelines for spacing:
| BULB | SPACING (in.) | BULBS PER SQ FT | ||||||
| Daffodil & Hyacinth | 6 |
4-5 |
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| Crocus |
3 |
8-12 |
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| Tulip (normal
spacing) |
6 |
5 |
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| Tulip (dense
spacing) |
4 |
9 |
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