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Lotus Seeds

Fail

Shoppers spend only $17K a year here, so Lotus Seeds is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,743 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −2 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£17K/yr58K searches / yr
90-day growth
-29.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
64%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 15 sellers

Flapen Score

Lotus Seeds against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Lotus Seeds is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Lotus Seeds market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Lotus Seeds 58K times last year and spent an estimated £17K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 58K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -29.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £17K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
58K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-29.1%
Conversion, latest week
3.4%
Market size, estimated
£17Ka year
Peak month
March5.0× the quietest month
Top search term
lotus seeds29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.42.

Listings sell for £8.42 on average, from £2.49 to £23.07. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.42 that is £842 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.42under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.49–£23.07
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£842–£2K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 47% ship with Prime. On an average day, 12.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,063 within Dried Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables. It carries 47 reviews at 3.79 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
47%
Out of stock, average day
12.7%
Average rank
#1,063in Dried Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables
Average rating
3.79 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
47per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Lotus Seeds products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

  • Mehrlieben32%
  • Plantalaya22%
  • Hardware Tribe9%
  • Pretty Wild Seeds7%
  • Shabeli6%
  • Generic6%

Demand

Lotus Seeds search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

7K5KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.0×

Search terms

Top Lotus Seeds search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • lotus seeds29K/yr
  • lotus flower seeds11K/yr
  • lotus plant4K/yr
  • water lily seeds3K/yr
  • bowl lotus flower seeds4K/yr
  • lotus seeds for planting2K/yr
  • lotus seeds for planting water2K/yr
  • bowl lotus seeds2K/yr
  • bonsai bowl lotus flower seeds548/yr
  • lotus flower seeds uk411/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lotus Seeds

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Value For Money20%−0.44

expensive

bit pricey

WASTE OF MONEY

Natural Resource Wastage11%−0.31

Total waste

Waste of money

Quality-Overall10%+0.99

Poor quality, they were soft and not crunchy, indicating they are not fresh

Rubbish

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%−0.16

but they came with no instructions

No instructions for planting

Durability7%−0.20

Did not last

Love

Plant Growth43%+2.42

rewarding plant to grow at home

interesting project if you enjoy growing plants from seed

They're fun to grow

Quality-Overall25%+0.99

Good quality seeds

Good quality

Great quality and as wirh prime

Freshness7%+0.58

Very fresh, and unroasted

Ease Of Use5%+0.44

These are very easy to grow

The process is simple

work well in a variety of uses

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%−0.16

with clear instructions on how to get started

very cute, instructions clear

Return

0.2% Return rate 25% Fixable by listing

Plant Growth25%█▁▁▅▁▁

Not so easy to grow

I completely destroyed a couple of the seeds in my early attempts

Seeds have been soaking for over 2 weeks

Certifications17%▁▁█▁▁▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product17%▁█▁▁▁▁

Forget about the advertising photo for reference

Size-Overall8%▁▁▁█▁▁
Ease Of Use8%▁▁▁█▁▁

FAQ

Common Lotus Seeds questions

Answered from the same tracked data.