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gladioli bulbs

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.17–$13.97) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 5Growth 19Conversion 72Competition 75Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 47Review moat 92Quality gap 85

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great160.73

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Great40%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Good6.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Okay77%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Avg price

Bad£7.73

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-12.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£18K

£18K/yr · 35K searches

Price range

Bad£5.17–£13.97

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, gladioli bulbs is a £18K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (35K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

gladioli bulbs market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£23K–£31K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.6%
Avg BSR
#668
Page quality
0%
Prime
82%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
33.9%
Avg brand age
52 months
Avg seller age
194 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

16%

  • Oliwier's Bulbs21%
  • Humphreys Garden16%
  • GreenBrokers16%
  • schone15%
  • Garden9%
  • Botanical Bliss7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 16%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 68 weeks — -12.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KPrime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.8×

Top gladioli bulbs search terms

  • gladioli bulbs20K/yr
  • gladioli bulbs for planting now uk11K/yr
  • gladioli4K/yr
All search terms

Top gladioli bulbs 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.

0%3%£5456%£1K9%£2K12%£2K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about gladioli bulbs

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money37%

“Good for the price”

Plant Growth26%

“Perfect to plant in early spring”

Quality-Overall24%

“Good quality bulbs”

Size-Overall5%

“nice size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Everything is what Amazon said it would be”

Strength2%

“Fabulous, all 8 growing strong”

What buyers complain about

Plant Growth42%

“Unfortunately at least half of them didnt sprout”

Size-Overall21%

“small”

Quality-Overall12%

“not good quality”

Value For Money6%

“I paid over £10 for a poor specimen of a plant where I could have got one four times larger at a garden centre for £15 -45p I know it is more money”

Defective Material/Parts4%

“Issue with one part”

Color2%

“No colour at all”

Smell2%

“Smell Corms”

Functionality-Overall2%

“Didnt work”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“I wouldn't purchase again there not as described on photo very small and mouldy”

Strength2%

“dont look strong enough to grow a gladioli”

Top return reasons

Plant Growth20%
Size-Overall20%
Advertised Vs Actual Product13%
Functionality-Overall13%
Material Quality13%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%
Touch/Button Controls7%
Moist/Dry7%

Common questions

Is gladioli bulbs profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £18K/yr across 44 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the gladioli bulbs niche?
12 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in gladioli bulbs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for gladioli bulbs peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 7.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the gladioli bulbs niche?
Listings span £5.17–£13.97; the average listing price is £7.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 161 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.