It's often difficult to judge how many plants to use per hanging basket or container, so we’ve put together a table of our most popular bedding plants, showing the quantities you’ll need for the best display!
When looking at how many plants to put in a hanging basket or how many plants to put in a pot you don’t need to follow the usual rules of plant spacing. The spacing normally quoted is designed to give plants the maximum amount of space to reach their full potential. However for a seasonal container display designed to flower for 4-6 months it isn’t necessary to follow these rules and you can use many more plug plants per hanging basket to create a billowing cascade of colour.
Take a look at our table below to discover how many plants you will need for each of your containers.
| Plant | Flower pouch | Eezee Hanging Basket | 22cm (9") basket | 30cm (12") basket | 30cm (12") patio container | Flower Ball | 3-tier Planter | Eezee Patio Bag | Flower Tower |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrieta | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 |
| Begonia (fibrous, e.g. Organdy) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
| Begonia (tuberous, e.g. Apricot Shades) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 21 |
| Bellis | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
| Bidens | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
| Busy Lizzies | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
| Sunpatiens | n/a | 8 | n/a | n/a | 5 | n/a | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| Carnation (trailing) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | n/a | 20 | 10 | 21 |
| Fuchsia (upright) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 16 |
| Fuchsia (trailing and semi-trailing) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 16 |
| Geranium (bedding Pelargoniums) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
| Geranium (trailing Pelargoniums) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 16 |
| Lobelia | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
| Pansy and Viola | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
| Petunia (trailing) | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 16 |
| Primrose and Polyanthus | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
| Sweet Pea (trailing) | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
| Verbena (trailing, e.g. Peaches and Cream | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 32 |
View more information about how to plant up hanging baskets, flower pouches and containers.
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