Bouquet Size Calculator

The finished width and stem count of a hand tied bouquet for a given vase, style and budget.

Style

Width of the vase it will go into cm

Measured across the rim. Set to zero if the bouquet is a gift with no vase.

Bouquet width divided by vase width times

About 1.5 for a natural dome, up to 2 for a full rounded bouquet.

Finished width if you have one in mind cm

Leave at zero to use the vase relationship. Set it for a gift bouquet of a standard retail size, such as 25 cm.

Diameter of one flower head cm

Rose 8 to 10 cm, carnation 5 to 6, spray rose 5 to 7, peony 12 to 15.

Spiral build factor times

A spiralled bouquet takes more stems than a straight bunch for the same width. 1.15 is a typical figure.

How full you want it times

One is a standard dome, 1.2 is very full.

Greenery as a share of the stems %

Foliage and filler that frames the flowers and fills the gaps.

Wrap, ribbon and finishing

Per bouquet.

Price per stem

Your own figure.

How many bouquets

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