Alpine Plants
MaybeReturns run at only 0.0% of orders. But shoppers spend only $27K a year here, so Alpine Plants is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 59 / 100Top 20% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +8 vs the category median of 5159
- Market size
- £27K/yr67K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +56.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 50%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 14 sellers
Flapen Score
Alpine Plants against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Alpine Plants is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Alpine Plants market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Alpine Plants 67K times last year and spent an estimated £27K. The top 5 brands take 78% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
2.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 67K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +56.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £27K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 67K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +56.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £27Ka year
- Peak month
- May15.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- alpine plants19K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £17.19.
Listings sell for £17.19 on average, from £2.99 to £74.05. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £17.19 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £17.19inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.99–£74.05
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 2K–2K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£2K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 15% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #437 within Plants, Seeds & Bulbs. It carries 324 reviews at 4.21 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 85%
- Prime listings
- 15%
- Out of stock, average day
- 8.5%
- Average rank
- #437in Plants, Seeds & Bulbs
- Average rating
- 4.21 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 324per listing
- Listings tracked
- 27
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 4 launches as successful.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 50 months
Products
Top Alpine Plants products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
20 Different Alpine Rockery Plants in 9cm POTS ~ Quality Alpines Direct from Specialist Grower in Lincolnshire
- Price
- £37.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 792
- Age
- 6y ago

Carbeth Plants Alpine Rockplants Mix 6 Pack - Evergreen Rockery Plants
- Price
- £14.60
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 11mo ago

Mixed Rockery Alpine Collection - Colourful Outdoor Potted Perennial Plant Mix (6 Plants)
- Price
- £16.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 785
- Age
- 6y ago

GARTHWAITE NURSERIES : - 6 Mixed ALPINES & Perennial Rockery Plants 9CM POTS Mixed Varieties Hardy Easy to Grow
- Price
- £15.98
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 50
- Age
- 2y ago

Mixed Rockery Alpine Collection - Colourful Outdoor Potted Perennial Plant Mix (3 Plants)
- Price
- £12.05
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 785
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Carbeth Plants 6 x Sempervivum Plant Mix in 5.5cm Pots - Houseleeks
- Price
- £13.28
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 109
- Age
- 5y ago

Carbeth Plants 6 Pack Alpine Saxifraga Mixed Hardy Plants
- Price
- £16.54
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 25
- Age
- 1y ago

Gypsophila Creeping Babys Breath Seeds Flower Seeds that Attract Bees & Butterflies Easy-to-Grow Perennial Colourful Ground Cover for Gardens & Patios
- Price
- £3.15
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 96
- Age
- 7mo ago

Creeping Phlox Collection Plug Plants Nurserymans Choice Moss Phlox subulate Hardy Perennial Drought Tolerant Easy to Grow Your Own Garden Flowers from Postiplug Plants By Thompson & Morgan (5)
- Price
- £8.03
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 78
- Age
- 4y ago

Carbeth Plants 10 x Sempervivum Succulent Plant Mix in 5.5cm Pots
- Price
- £18.27
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 456
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch date
Purple Creeping Thyme Seeds Perennial Bee-Friendly Ground Cover for Rock Gardens Walkways & Lawns Fragrant Hardy Low-Maintenance
- Price
- £3.44
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 166
- Age
- 7mo ago

Gypsophila Creeping Babys Breath Seeds Flower Seeds that Attract Bees & Butterflies Easy-to-Grow Perennial Colourful Ground Cover for Gardens & Patios
- Price
- £3.15
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 96
- Age
- 7mo ago

Carbeth Plants Alpine Rockplants Mix 6 Pack - Evergreen Rockery Plants
- Price
- £14.60
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 11mo ago

Carbeth Plants Alpine 6 Pack Mixed Hardy Plants
- Price
- £17.47
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 79
- Age
- 1y ago

Carbeth Plants 6 Pack Alpine Saxifraga Mixed Hardy Plants
- Price
- £16.54
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 25
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
12 falling
Sellers
14
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
50%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
17%
- Carbeth Plants26%
- GardenersDream20%
- The Alpine and Grass Nursery19%
- Garthwaite Nurseries6%
- Simply Garden6%
- Thompson & Morgan6%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)
Demand
Alpine Plants search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 15.9×
Search terms
Top Alpine Plants search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- alpine plants19K/yr
- rockery plants20K/yr
- rockery plants hardy ready to plant16K/yr
- alpine plants hardy ready to plant5K/yr
- rockery3K/yr
- the alpine and grass nursery4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Alpine Plants
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Didnt grow any
Seeds did not germinate
No germination
Disappointed in size
Very small
How tiny, wow
Poor quality and low volume of plants
Very poor
Rubbish
Too Expensive
not worth the money
Expensive
I just feel the picture is misleading
not what was advertised
Nothing like the picture at all
Love
easy to grow
Growing fast
Healthy Plants
Good quality seed
Great quality plants
Beautiful quality
Good value
Worth every penny
Excellent value
lovely colours
the colours are buetiful ive brought flowers from this seller before never had a problem thankyou
Great variety of different plants and colours
Arrived on time and look good bulbs re size and condition
Good size
Substantial size
Return
0.0% Return rate 31% Fixable by listing
Didnt grow any
Seeds did not germinate
No germination
I just feel the picture is misleading
not what was advertised
Nothing like the picture at all
Disappointed in size
Very small
How tiny, wow
Too Expensive
not worth the money
Expensive
some were bone dry
Soil was fairly dry
They were all dry
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