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Groundcovers - Spacing Chart
If you don't see your coverage area on
the chart, use the following formula to calculate how
many plants you will need:
(Area in sq. feet) x (Spacing Multiplier)
= Number of plants needed
Formula for finding the Spacing Multiplier:
 Where x = spacing distance in inches
| On
Center Spacing of Plants |
| |
4" |
6" |
8" |
10" |
12" |
15" |
18" |
24" |
| Coverage
Area in Square Feet |
25 |
225 |
100 |
57 |
36 |
25 |
16 |
11 |
6 |
| 50 |
450 |
200 |
114 |
72 |
50 |
32 |
22 |
12 |
| 75 |
675 |
300 |
170 |
108 |
75 |
48 |
33 |
19 |
| 100 |
900 |
400 |
227 |
143 |
100 |
64 |
44 |
25 |
| 150 |
1,350 |
600 |
341 |
214 |
150 |
96 |
67 |
38 |
| 200 |
1,800 |
800 |
454 |
286 |
200 |
128 |
89 |
50 |
| 250 |
2,250 |
1,000 |
565 |
357 |
250 |
160 |
111 |
63 |
| 300 |
2,700 |
1,200 |
682 |
428 |
300 |
192 |
133 |
75 |
| 350 |
3,150 |
1,400 |
795 |
500 |
350 |
224 |
155 |
88 |
| 400 |
3,600 |
1,600 |
909 |
571 |
400 |
256 |
178 |
100 |
| 350 |
4,050 |
1,800 |
1,022 |
643 |
450 |
288 |
200 |
113 |
| 500 |
4,500 |
2,000 |
1,136 |
714 |
500 |
321 |
222 |
125 |
| 1,000 |
9,000 |
4,000 |
2,272 |
1,428 |
1,000 |
641 |
444 |
250 |
| 1,500 |
13,500 |
6,000 |
3,408 |
2,142 |
1,500 |
962 |
666 |
375 |
| 2,000 |
18,000 |
8,000 |
4,544 |
2,856 |
2,000 |
1,282 |
888 |
500 |
| 2,500 |
22,500 |
10,000 |
5,680 |
3,570 |
2,500 |
1,603 |
1,110 |
625 |
| 3,000 |
27,000 |
12,000 |
6,816 |
4,284 |
3,000 |
1,923 |
1,332 |
750 |
| 3,500 |
31,500 |
14,000 |
7,952 |
4,998 |
3,500 |
2,244 |
1,554 |
875 |
| 4,000 |
36,000 |
16,000 |
9,088 |
5,712 |
4,000 |
2,564 |
1,776 |
1,000 |
| 4,500 |
40,500 |
18,000 |
10,224 |
6,426 |
4,500 |
2,885 |
1,998 |
1,125 |
| 5,000 |
45,000 |
20,000 |
11,360 |
7,140 |
5,000 |
3,205 |
2,220 |
1,250 |
| 7,500 |
67,500 |
30,000 |
17,040 |
10,710 |
7,500 |
4,808 |
3,330 |
1,875 |
| 10,000 |
90,000 |
40,000 |
22,720 |
14,280 |
10,000 |
6,410 |
4,440 |
2,500 |
| Spacing Multiplier |
9 |
4 |
2.28 |
1.44 |
1 |
0.64 |
0.44 |
0.24 |
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