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Lavatera Plant Spacing Calculator

Start with the source-backed 12-inch spacing default, then enter your bed length and width to calculate an approximate plant count, seeds or starts needed, and the spacing used. Defaults are editable so your variety and growing system can take priority.

Quick spacing answer

How far apart should you plant lavatera?

Start with 12 inches between plants using a intensive bed layout. The dataset does not provide a separate supported range, so only the sourced default is shown.

At a glance

Recommended spacing
12″
Planting pattern
Intensive bed
Time to first production
100 days from sowing
Succession planting
Recommended
Every 21 days
Start indoors
8 weeks before
before last frost
Production pattern
Medium producer

How many lavatera plants do I need?

Enter your bed length and width below. The shared calculator is prefilled with Lavatera's sourced spacing and shows the approximate plant count, spacing used, and seeds, starts, or planting material to prepare where appropriate.

Loads the crop's recommended spacing and planting pattern. You can override anything.
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Default 12″

Your plan

200
Total plants
Based on 1 plants/sq ft at 12″ spacing
Spacing used
12″
Seeds to start (10% buffer)
221
72-cell trays needed
4
128-cell trays needed
2

Lavatera spacing chart

These values come from the existing crop record. The density column is derived planning math and does not add a new horticultural recommendation.

ContextSpacingGeometric plants/sq ft
Dataset default121.00

Plants per square foot is transparent square-grid planning math (144 ÷ spacing²), not an extension-service recommendation or a guarantee of field performance.

Lavatera in raised beds

Enter the raised bed's actual length and width in the calculator. It applies the selected spacing and intensive bed model to estimate how many planting positions fit; it does not assume a crop-specific raised-bed recommendation that is absent from the source data.

Lavatera per square foot

At 12″ spacing, square-grid geometry equals approximately 1.00 plants per square foot. This is a geometric planning estimate based on the displayed spacing—not an agronomic guarantee. The calculator may use a different documented model for intensive bed layouts.

Why lavatera spacing changes

Variety, production system, support, and planting layout can change usable spacing. Plantometry keeps the sourced default editable and shows a range only when the crop record supports one.

How many lavatera plants fit in my bed?

Use the calculator above with your bed dimensions. The result shows the approximate plant count, the spacing used, and seeds or planting material to prepare where appropriate.

More Lavatera planning

Planning notes

  • Horizontal netting
  • Landscape fabric

Medium producer. A planting stays productive across a more limited window, so closer succession timing helps keep supply steady.

  • Support netting is commonly used.
  • Landscape fabric is commonly used for spacing and weed control.

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