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Carnivorous Plant Soil

Fail

Prices span $4.31–$13.00, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Carnivorous Plant Soil is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 3,831 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −5 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£27K/yr30K searches / yr
90-day growth
+50.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
87%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 13 sellers

Flapen Score

Carnivorous Plant Soil against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Carnivorous Plant Soil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Carnivorous Plant Soil market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Carnivorous Plant Soil 30K times last year and spent an estimated £27K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

12.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 30K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +50.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £27K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
30K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+50.7%
Conversion, latest week
12.2%
Market size, estimated
£27Ka year
Peak month
May3.2× the quietest month
Top search term
carnivorous plant soil20K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.41.

Listings sell for £7.41 on average, from £4.31 to £13.00. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £7.41 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.41under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.31–£13.00
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

44% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 78% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #334 within Fertilisers & Plant Food. It carries 494 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
44%
Prime listings
78%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#334in Fertilisers & Plant Food
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
494per listing
Listings tracked
9

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Carnivorous Plant Soil 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 87% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£4K£8K£12K£16K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • bhomescent42%
  • R&R SHOP16%
  • GROWLANDS15%
  • Grow Buddha9%
  • Growth Technology6%
  • GOTVUGE5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)

Demand

Carnivorous Plant Soil search demand

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

900700Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Apr, May, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Search terms

Top Carnivorous Plant Soil search terms shoppers use

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

  • carnivorous plant soil20K/yr
  • venus fly trap soil7K/yr
  • carnivorous plant compost4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Carnivorous Plant Soil

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

Complain

Size-Overall17%−0.07

Isnot 1L is very small paquet

Value For Money17%−0.03

Pricey

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%−0.16

Isnot the amount they said

Absorbency11%−0.06

it doesn't want to absorb anything

the pots aren't any different in weight so looks like it hasn't absorbed anything

Not absorbant at all for bottom watering

Moist/Dry11%−0.06

the top inch of the soil is bone dry

Love

Plant Growth49%+3.97

It is growing well

Good size plants growth excellent for giving your plants a great start

Great addition for your plants

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%−0.16

as advertised bly seller

Done the job

.what it claims

Quality-Overall9%+0.17

High quality

good product

Great product, very happy 😃 Quality is very good also

Value For Money8%−0.03

good value

value for money

Soft Feel5%

it feels soft

Return

0.2% Return rate 30% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof20%▁█▁▁▁█
Size-Overall20%▁▁█▁▁▅

Isnot 1L is very small paquet

Moist/Dry10%▁▁▁▁█▁

the top inch of the soil is bone dry

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%▁▁▁█▁▁

Isnot the amount they said

Functionality-Overall10%▁▁▁▁█▁

FAQ

Common Carnivorous Plant Soil questions

Answered from the same tracked data.