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Orchid Pots

Fail

Demand is soft, at -2.6% this quarter, so Orchid Pots is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Ranks 3,643 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −4 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£116K/yr318K searches / yr
90-day growth
-2.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 82 sellers

Flapen Score

Orchid Pots against its category

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

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Orchid Pots market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Orchid Pots 318K times last year and spent an estimated £116K. The top 5 brands take 73% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 318K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -2.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £116K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
318K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-2.6%
Conversion, latest week
4.0%
Market size, estimated
£116Ka year
Peak month
April1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
orchid pots176K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.16.

Listings sell for £9.16 on average, from £1.78 to £19.54. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £9.16 that is £916 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.16under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.78–£19.54
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£916–£2K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

64% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #570 within Garden Tools & Watering Equipment. It carries 683 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
64%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
10.3%
Average rank
#570in Garden Tools & Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
683per listing
Listings tracked
33

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
31 months

Products

Top Orchid Pots 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 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£7K£10K£14K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

82

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

23%

  • T4U28%
  • Meshpot16%
  • Growth Technology15%
  • QCQHDU8%
  • Altuna6%
  • elho4%

Demand

Orchid Pots search demand

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

8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Orchid Pots search terms shoppers use

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

  • orchid pots176K/yr
  • orchid pot56K/yr
  • orchid pots for repotting10K/yr
  • orchid plant pot12K/yr
  • pots for orchids14K/yr
  • clear orchid pots8K/yr
  • large orchid pots8K/yr
  • clear pots for orchids7K/yr
  • orchid pots with holes10K/yr
  • orchid vase7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Orchid Pots

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

Complain

Size-Overall18%−0.03

small bag

This was much larger than expected

Smaller than expected

Smell15%−0.13

unpleasant smell

Disgusting smelling

Smells like poo

Value For Money12%+1.01

Rather expensive

overpriced

Expensive

Strength4%

Maybe a little flimsy

So being flimsy doesnt effect anything

But it does feel a little flimsy and cheap

Plant Growth3%+1.04

Two of my orchids died after changing to this soil

Certainly not big enough to repot the plant

my orchids didnt flower last year

Love

Value For Money19%+1.01

Good price

worth the money

Excellent value

Quality-Overall18%+0.74

Good quality pots

Decent quality

Good quality and pure white

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%+1.05

As advertised

Exactly what i needed

As described

Size-Overall13%−0.03

Good size

Nice size for my needs

Good size set

Plant Growth12%+1.04

And the size16cm are excellent for lots of roots

Blooming

My plants love it

Return

0.4% Return rate 87% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall82%██▇▇▇▇

small bag

This was much larger than expected

Smaller than expected

Defective Material/Parts4%▄▃▃▁█▂

Loose pieces were found in the sealed bag

Functionality-Overall2%▁▁▁█▄▃
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▁▁█▁▇▃

Only one arrived not 3 as pictured otherwise great

Strength2%▁▁▁▅▄█

Maybe a little flimsy

So being flimsy doesnt effect anything

But it does feel a little flimsy and cheap

FAQ

Common Orchid Pots questions

Answered from the same tracked data.