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Poor man’s orchid (Schizanthus pinnatus) Planting Calculator
Schizanthus pinnatus
Everything you need to plan Poor man’s orchid (Schizanthus pinnatus): recommended spacing, how many plants and seeds you'll need, when to start, and when to expect blooms. Defaults come from grower references and every value is editable.
At a glance
- Recommended spacing
- 12″
- Planting pattern
- Intensive bed
- Time to first production
- Varies by variety
- Enter your supplier's maturity value to estimate
- Succession planting
- Not typical
- Start indoors
- Direct sow / not typical
- Production pattern
- Medium producer
- Hardy annual
Plan your Poor man’s orchid (Schizanthus pinnatus) beds
Prefilled with Poor man’s orchid (Schizanthus pinnatus)'s recommended spacing. Adjust your bed size to get plant counts, seeds to start, and tray requirements.
Loads recommended spacing and planting pattern. You can override anything.
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Default 12″Range null–null″
Your plan
200
Total plants
Based on 1 plants/sq ft at 12″ spacing
- Plants to buy (10% buffer)
- 221
Poor man’s orchid (Schizanthus pinnatus) is typically grown from plants, not seed trays, so tray counts are hidden.
More Poor man’s orchid (Schizanthus pinnatus) 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.
- First-production timing varies by cultivar and growing system, so enter the maturity value from your seed supplier to estimate production.