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Crocus Bulbs

soft demand (-70.4% this quarter) — Crocus Bulbs doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Market size 4Growth 0Conversion 26Competition 78Returns 99Price range 34Avg price 40Brand share 69Review moat 75Quality gap 82
This niche Category average

Is Crocus Bulbs profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Crocus Bulbs is a £15K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (67K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Crocus Bulbs: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -70.4% over the last 90 days and 2.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£15K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-70.4%67K
Conversion rate2.1%
Avg price£10.83

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand, so 36% of the market is open.

36%

open market share

Brands · sellers15 · 20
Top-5 product click share37%
Open market36%
Avg brand age45 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 38 products

Sponsored placement55%
New entrants (1y)7· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews492

Top Crocus Bulbs products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£450£899£1K£2K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)9 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

30%

  • Carbeth Plants18%
  • Thompson & Morgan15%
  • GreenBrokers15%
  • Cambridge Farmers Outlet9%
  • VJIDOSO8%
  • PJFNHD7%

Crocus Bulbs demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume67KCVR2.1%Products38Brands15Top 5 Brands64%OOS Rate86.8%Rating4.2★Reviews492Avg BSR#1,748
4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.3×

Top Crocus Bulbs search terms shoppers use

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

  • crocus bulbs31K/yr
  • crocus bulbs uk20K/yr
  • crocus6K/yr
  • crocus bulbs for planting now uk10K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Crocus Bulbs

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

95% of reviews
Value For Money37%

Excellent value

Quality-Overall21%

quality good

Plant Growth21%

Easy to plant

Size-Overall6%

Nice size healthy looking bulbs

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

As advertised

What buyers complain about

95% of reviews
Plant Growth53%

Not one grew

Quality-Overall14%

Im really disappointed with the quality of these Crocosmia bulbs

Moist/Dry9%

If buibs dry and flaky, return them

Value For Money5%

Waste of money time and effort

Size-Overall4%

Very small bulbs

Crocus Bulbs return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

21%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Plant Growth
32%
2Moist/Dry
13%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
11%
4Material Quality
8%
5Size-Overall
8%

Common Crocus Bulbs questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Crocus Bulbs 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £15K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -70.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Crocus Bulbs on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Sep–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 10.3× the quietest.