sunflower seeds to grow
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.64–$14.49) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible13.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Good509.55avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay88%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-5.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£46K£46K/yr · 82K searches
Avg price
Bad£4.10avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£1.64–£14.49cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sunflower seeds to grow is a £46K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (82K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sunflower seeds to grow market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £51K–£62K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 13.8%
- Avg BSR
- #199
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 9.6%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 190 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
8%
- Mr Fothergill's37%
- Simply Garden19%
- Pretty Wild Seeds18%
- DAMAVAND PRO9%
- Just Seed4%
- Thompson & Morgan4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 8%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.7×
Top sunflower seeds to grow search terms
- sunflower seeds to grow55K/yr
- sunflower seeds to plant11K/yr
- sunflower seeds for planting9K/yr
- sunflower plant6K/yr
Top sunflower seeds to grow 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 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Fothergills Sunflower Giant Single Flower Seeds 75 Seeds Helianthus Annuus Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£2.214.6★117 rev
Super Giant Sunflower Seeds in Pictorial Packet Helianthus Uniflorus Giganteus
Pretty Wild Seeds£2.954.4★974 rev
Sunflower School Pack Giant Single Yellow - up to 200 Seed Tall for Planting UK Grow Your Own Flowers
DAMAVAND PRO£3.304.4★362 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Giant Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£1.644.5★65 rev
Sunflower Seeds 6-in-1 Autumn Beauty Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower Giant Lemon Queen Moulin Rouge & Henry Wilde Easy-to-Grow Flower Seeds for Garden Patio Landscaping & Bee Friendly
Simply Garden£6.494.4★82 rev
Newest
by launch dateSunflower Seeds 6-in-1 Autumn Beauty Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower Giant Lemon Queen Moulin Rouge & Henry Wilde Easy-to-Grow Flower Seeds for Garden Patio Landscaping & Bee Friendly
Simply Garden£6.4982 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Giant Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£1.6465 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Mix Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£2.3919 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Medium Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£2.366 rev
Fothergills Sunflower Sunburst Mixed Flower Seeds 50 Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow/Orange
Mr Fothergill's£3.1631 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Roselyn Seeds Tall Single Sunflower - Easy to Grow Giant Annual - 5g (Approx. 60 Seeds) - for Bees Birds & Wildlife Gardens
Roselyn Seeds£4.583.4★
Miniature Sunflower Seeds Easy-to-Grow Dwarf Sunflowers for Garden Beds Containers Patio Balcony and Outdoor Planting
Simply Garden£3.253.8★
Sunflower Plants 3 x Full Plants in 9cm Pots Patio Sunflowers Garden Flowers Sunflower Nutritious Seeds Garden Ready Premium Quality Flowers
Acqua Tower Growing Systems£14.493.4★
Fothergills Sunflower Giant Single Flower Seeds 75 Seeds Helianthus Annuus Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£2.214.6★
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Medium Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£2.364.8★
What buyers say about sunflower seeds to grow
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“they are growing fast”
“Well worth getting”
“Good quality good germination”
“Amazing colour”
“easy to use”
“Very good size”
“always grown very successfully”
“Great instructions on each trio pack”
“Does the job”
“All have taken and growing well”
What buyers complain about
“None of these items that I have bought from Amazon Amazon plant wise has not flowered”
“It is a lot smaller than I thought”
“Not good quality”
“They did not grown to this colour”
“Hardly any came up”
“Once I got them in to care for them they were very wilted & unhealthy looking”
“Did not follow instructions on front door”
“Not 60 seeds as stated”
“it looks woeful and weak and I dont think it will do very well”
“definitely not value for money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sunflower seeds to grow profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £46K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the sunflower seeds to grow niche?
- 11 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sunflower seeds to grow?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for sunflower seeds to grow peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 9.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sunflower seeds to grow niche?
- Listings span £1.64–£14.49; the average listing price is £4.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 510 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.