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Climbing Plants

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But shoppers spend only $77K a year here, so Climbing Plants is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 17% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +10 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£77K/yr166K searches / yr
90-day growth
+36.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
31%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 59 sellers

Flapen Score

Climbing Plants against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Climbing Plants is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Climbing Plants market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Climbing Plants 166K times last year and spent an estimated £77K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 166K 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 +36.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £77K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
166K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+36.6%
Conversion, latest week
3.4%
Market size, estimated
£77Ka year
Peak month
May41.8× the quietest month
Top search term
climbing plants60K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.61.

Listings sell for £13.61 on average, from £2.74 to £24.92. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £13.61 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.61under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.74–£24.92
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 11% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #489 within Plants, Seeds & Bulbs. It carries 228 reviews at 3.90 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
11%
Out of stock, average day
9.2%
Average rank
#489in Plants, Seeds & Bulbs
Average rating
3.90 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
228per listing
Listings tracked
54

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 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 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Climbing Plants 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 only 31% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£5K£7K£9K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

31%

Top 20: 69%

Open market

10%

  • GardenersDream34%
  • YouGarden24%
  • Carbeth Plants17%
  • NYUYDRX6%
  • Country Climbers & Garden Favourites5%
  • Thompson & Morgan5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 10%)

Demand

Climbing Plants search demand

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

8K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 41.8×

Search terms

Top Climbing Plants search terms shoppers use

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

  • climbing plants60K/yr
  • clematis plants outdoor garden ready39K/yr
  • clematis31K/yr
  • climbing plants outdoor fast growing13K/yr
  • clematis plants10K/yr
  • climbing plant5K/yr
  • climbers plants4K/yr
  • fast growing climbing plants4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Climbing Plants

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

Complain

Plant Growth31%+3.55

Is not growing

No new growth

very limited growth

Size-Overall24%−0.20

The plant was quite small

Very small

larger than expected

Quality-Overall10%+0.29

Not very good quality

rubbish quality and for the price terrible

different quality to each other

Value For Money10%−0.16

A bit expensive for what I got

Not worth the price

for the price terrible

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.20

Misleading photos

Nothing like photo

not what was advertised

Love

Plant Growth55%+3.55

Healthy plants

Growing beautifully

fast growing

Quality-Overall12%+0.29

Good Quality plants

Excellent product

given it plenty of good quality food

Size-Overall8%−0.20

Good size

Very pleased with size and quality

nice size to what I thought

Value For Money7%−0.16

Good value

Good value for money

Excellent value

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%−0.20

Just what I ordered

Exactly as advertised

As described

Return

0.1% Return rate 34% Fixable by listing

Plant Growth28%▃█▆▄▄▄

Is not growing

No new growth

very limited growth

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%▁▆▄█▄▆

Misleading photos

Nothing like photo

not what was advertised

Size-Overall15%█▁▆▃▄▂

The plant was quite small

Very small

larger than expected

Quality-Overall9%▁▁█▇█▄

Not very good quality

rubbish quality and for the price terrible

different quality to each other

Strength8%█▁▃▂▂▇

Not strong enough

A bit small and weak

the plant so weak

FAQ

Common Climbing Plants questions

Answered from the same tracked data.