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Snapdragon Plant Spacing Calculator

Antirrhinum majus

Start with the source-backed 9-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 snapdragon?

Start with 9 inches between plants using a intensive bed layout. The source-backed range in this dataset is 4–12 inches.

At a glance

Recommended spacing
9″
Supported range 4–12″
Planting pattern
Intensive bed
Time to first production
100–120 days from sowing
Succession planting
Recommended
Every 21 days
Start indoors
10 weeks before
before last frost
Production pattern
Medium producer
Hardy annual · Pinch

How many snapdragon plants do I need?

Enter your bed length and width below. The shared calculator is prefilled with Snapdragon'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 9″Range 4–12″

Your plan

326
Total plants
Based on 1.63 plants/sq ft at 9″ spacing
Spacing used
9″
Seeds to start (10% buffer)
359
72-cell trays needed
5
128-cell trays needed
3

Snapdragon 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 default91.78
Source-supported range412Varies with selected spacing

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

Snapdragon 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.

Snapdragon per square foot

At 9″ spacing, square-grid geometry equals approximately 1.78 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 snapdragon 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 snapdragon 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 Snapdragon planning

Planning notes

  • Horizontal netting
  • Landscape fabric
  • Pinching

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

  • Pinching is commonly used in this production system.
  • Support netting is commonly used.
  • Landscape fabric is commonly used for spacing and weed control.

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