{"id":613786517830,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/how-deep-plant-flower-bulbs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:40:45","slug":"how-deep-plant-flower-bulbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/bulbs\/how-deep-plant-flower-bulbs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Plant Flower Bulbs at the Correct Depths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This video shows the right depths in pots or in the soil, and planting using a bulb planter tool.<br>Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-to-plant-flower-bulbs\">how to plant flower bulbs<\/a> article for more details.<\/p>\n<p>This demonstration covers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/daffodil-narcissus-bulbs\">daffodils<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/tulip-bulbs\">tulips<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/fritillaria-meleagris-alba-bulbs-white-snakes-head\">fritillarias<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/products\/painted-lady-iris-reticulata-bulbs\">Iris reticulatas<\/a>, but the principles apply to all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/flower-bulbs\">garden bulbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flower Bulb Planting Depths &amp; Planting Tool: Ashridge Nurseries\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQ7hWXremg8\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3>Transcript:<\/h3>\n<p>One quick video about bulb sizes and bulb depths. So, the largest bulbs, which is usually daffodils and tulips, that\u2019s a daff, that\u2019s a tulip. Nine times out of ten, they\u2019re always flat at the base, so the roots are just coming out of there, and the same with these. So, the pointy end up, and there\u2019s the basal plate there. So daffs and tulips are usually the ones that are planted deepest.<\/p>\n<p>If the bulbs are an inch or two high, the general rule is you need to plant at least two or three times as deep as the height of the bulb. So if that\u2019s kind of say an inch, inch and a half, so you need to plant that about five, six inches deep. These little ones, they\u2019re only kind of half an inch, so they\u2019ll only be planted an inch, inch and a half deep.<\/p>\n<p>This is a Fritillaria. With Fritillarias, kind of plant them about two inches deep, an inch deep, but they\u2019ll always pull themselves down to whatever level they want to be. And with Iris reticulatas exactly the same: that\u2019s just about an inch, so you want to plant that about two, three inches deep, but with Iris reticulatas you need to plant them slightly deeper. Otherwise, next year, they\u2019ll split into hundreds of little bulbs that won\u2019t flower for another five, six years. So always plant it a little bit deeper.<\/p>\n<p>This is what we\u2019ve prepared earlier. So, tulips and daffs, you\u2019ve got about three inches depth there. These daffodil bulbs are about an inch and a half, two inches deep. So you need to plant these at least six inches deep. Dig a hole, I\u2019ll get a bulb planter, and put the basal plate, just fork the bottom of the hole over, just put the basal plate on the bottom of the soil, and then you\u2019ve got six inches soil on top of it, like that. And then Iris reticulatas, a couple of inches deep. And then Fritillarias, Snowdrops, and definitely be crocuses as well about an inch below the surface. And then once you\u2019ve finished planting everything, give it all a good soak.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re going to plant bulbs in the wild to look natural, instead of planting in little groups, gather a clump up like that, and just chuck them on the floor and then plant them where they land. Put your bulb planter in the ground as deep as it\u2019ll go. Give it a twist, pull it out, and you\u2019ll have the core of soil to put back on top of the bulb.<\/p>\n<p>So you\u2019ve got your hole, put your bulb in, just drop it in, just sprinkle a little bit of soil in there, just to kind of hold it in place, and then put your plug of soul back in, and then move on to the next one.<\/p>\n<h3>Bulb Planting Depth &amp; Spacing Chart<\/h3>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/planting-depth.webp\" alt=\"Bulb Planting Depths\" title=\"Bulb Planting Depths\"><\/figure>\n<p>You use the differing depths required by different bulbs to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/garden-plants\/how-make-bulb-lasagne\">multi-layered bulb lasagne<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<section class=\"prodshow-shopify-block\" \n         id=\"prodshow-block-1\"\n         >\n\t\n\t<div class=\"prodshow-container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Multiple Products\/Collection View -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"prodshow-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated Products\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-carousel\" data-carousel=\"prodshow-block-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-carousel-viewport\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-carousel-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-product-card\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ashridge-trees.myshopify.com\/products\/native-bluebell-bulbs-hyacinthoides-non-scripta\" \n\t   class=\"prodshow-product-link\" \n\t   target=\"_blank\" \n\t   rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n\t   aria-label=\"Native English Bluebell Bulbs\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-product-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/native-bluebell-hyacinthoides-non-scripta-2.jpg?v=1755634616\" \n\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Blue English Bluebells Flowering in Spring\" \n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"prodshow-product-image prodshow-product-image-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/english-bluebell-flowers-close-up-1.jpg?v=1755470105\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Close up of English Bluebell Flowers\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"prodshow-product-image prodshow-product-image-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<div class=\"prodshow-product-content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"prodshow-product-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ashridge-trees.myshopify.com\/products\/native-bluebell-bulbs-hyacinthoides-non-scripta\" \n\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t   rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\tNative English Bluebell Bulbs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-product-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"prodshow-product-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00a314.95\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"prodshow-product-card\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ashridge-trees.myshopify.com\/products\/galanthus-nivalis-snowdrop-bulbs\" \n\t   class=\"prodshow-product-link\" \n\t   target=\"_blank\" \n\t   rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n\t   aria-label=\"Common Snowdrop Bulbs\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-product-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/common-snowdrop-flowers-2.jpg?v=1755634321\" \n\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Common Snowdrop Flowers\" \n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"prodshow-product-image prodshow-product-image-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/0351\/8022\/files\/common-snowdrop-flowers-3.jpg?v=1755634322\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t alt=\"Common Snowdrops Flowering in the Woods\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"prodshow-product-image prodshow-product-image-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<div class=\"prodshow-product-content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"prodshow-product-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ashridge-trees.myshopify.com\/products\/galanthus-nivalis-snowdrop-bulbs\" \n\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\" \n\t\t\t   rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\tCommon Snowdrop Bulbs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"prodshow-product-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"prodshow-product-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00a316.95\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"prodshow-product-card\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ashridge-trees.myshopify.com\/products\/purple-sensation-allium-bulbs\" \n\t   class=\"prodshow-product-link\" \n\t   target=\"_blank\" \n\t   rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n\t   aria-label=\"&#039;Purple Sensation&#039; 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