dahlia tubers
Skip itSoft demand (-41.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Incredible3.9★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great197avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good46%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good75%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Okay3.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay£2.52–£21.50cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay£9.56avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£46K£46K/yr · 154K searches
Growth
Bad-41.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, dahlia tubers is a £46K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (154K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
dahlia tubers market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £57K–£76K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.1%
- Avg BSR
- #662
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 65%
- Sponsored
- 79%
- Out of stock
- 36.1%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 177 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 rising
Sellers
22
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
46%
Top 20: 82%
Open market
21%
- schone27%
- Humphreys Garden26%
- Millthorpe Plant Centre10%
- GreenBrokers8%
- Mr Fothergill's4%
- Generic4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -41.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.1×
Top dahlia tubers search terms
- dahlia tubers72K/yr
- dahlia16K/yr
- dahlia plants10K/yr
- dahlias ready to plant hardy7K/yr
- dahlia bulbs19K/yr
- dahlias10K/yr
- dahlia tubers uk11K/yr
- dalia4K/yr
- dahlias tubers5K/yr
Top dahlia tubers products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Mixed Dahlia Tubers. Mixture of Beautiful Bright Dahlias. Stunning in Summer (5) Easy to Grow
Humphreys Garden£13.154.1★164 rev
Mixed Giant Flowering Dinnerplate Dahlia Tubers - 5 10 or 25 tubers - Free P&P (5)
Millthorpe Plant Centre£12.783.8★104 rev
3 x Dahlia Decorative Mix Perky Bountiful Blooms in Single and Bi-Colour- Lovely Reward All Through Summer- for Your Beautiful Garden
schone£8.343.7★49 rev
GreenBrokers Big Buy MEGA Pack Dahlia Decorative Summer Flowering Bulbs Mixed Colours (3 Bulbs) Bee & Butterfly Friendly
GreenBrokers£8.254.0★1,683 rev
Fothergills Dahlia Pompon Mixed Flower Seeds 50 Seeds Sow: Feb-Apr
Mr Fothergill's£2.524.4★61 rev
Newest
by launch date
Magnificent Dahlia Bulbs Perennial Dahlia Tubers UK Strong Plants that Grow Well Mix Golden Jade Carving Feels Perfect-2 Bulbs-B
Nyugs£4.9111 rev
4 x Dahlia Plant - Perennial Plant Outdoor Ready -13cm Pots - Garden Flowers - Outdoor Plants - Garden Plants
Tropical Plants UK£20.7510 rev
Fothergills Dahlia Pompon Mixed Flower Seeds 50 Seeds Sow: Feb-Apr
Mr Fothergill's£2.5261 rev
Carbeth Plants Dahlia Piccolo 3 x Mixed Bedding Plants in 9cm Pots
Carbeth Plants£12.8911 rev
1 Dahlia Fubuki Red & White Extra Large Perennial Bulb Stunning Radiant Blooms for Your Garden Perfectly Grown for UK Climate
Botanical Bliss£6.1925 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Dahlia Figaro Mix | Colourful Flowering Garden Ready Bedding Plants 6 Pack
GardenersDream£14.104.1★
1x Dahlia Cactus Vibrant Blend of Colour Exceptional Blooms Looks Spectacular in Beds or Borders for Your Beautiful Garden (Dahlia Cactus Alfred Grille)
schone£6.024.7★
Dahlia Glory Mixed Flower Bulbs Rich Mixed Colour X3 Bulbs
G Gardens£14.980.0★
1 Dahlia Fubuki Red & White Extra Large Perennial Bulb Stunning Radiant Blooms for Your Garden Perfectly Grown for UK Climate
Botanical Bliss£6.194.0★
Carbeth Plants Dahlia Piccolo 3 x Mixed Bedding Plants in 9cm Pots
Carbeth Plants£12.893.7★
What buyers say about dahlia tubers
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good, healthy plants”
“Good value for money for what it was”
“Good product”
“Good size bulb”
“Everything is what Amazon said it would be”
“Great packaging with clear instructions”
“looking forward to seeing the beautiful colours”
What buyers complain about
“Not one grew”
“highly disappointed after receiving excellent quality plants previously”
“Waste of money”
“Not the biggest tubers”
“My tuber arrived soggy and clearly rotten, absolutely no use to anyone”
“Some already broken off”
“I didn't get the result I wanted as not one of the bulbs came to anything”
“The actual flowers look nothing like the promotional photo- different colour”
“are bright pink not light pink like the description”
“Followed instructions nothing happened”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is dahlia tubers profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £46K/yr across 34 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -41.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the dahlia tubers niche?
- 18 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in dahlia tubers?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for dahlia tubers peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 6.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the dahlia tubers niche?
- Listings span £2.52–£21.50; the average listing price is £9.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 197 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.