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Venus Fly Trap Plant

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But shoppers spend only $68K a year here, so Venus Fly Trap Plant is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 36% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +3 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£68K/yr160K searches / yr
90-day growth
+67.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
75%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 16 sellers

Flapen Score

Venus Fly Trap Plant against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Venus Fly Trap Plant is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Venus Fly Trap Plant market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Venus Fly Trap Plant 160K times last year and spent an estimated £68K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 160K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +67.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £68K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
160K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+67.1%
Conversion, latest week
3.0%
Market size, estimated
£68Ka year
Peak month
July2.8× the quietest month
Top search term
venus fly trap plant100K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.98.

Listings sell for £13.98 on average, from £6.23 to £31.94. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £13.98 that is £3K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.98under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.23–£31.94
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£7K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 38% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #914 within Plants, Seeds & Bulbs. It carries 939 reviews at 3.79 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
38%
Out of stock, average day
19.1%
Average rank
#914in Plants, Seeds & Bulbs
Average rating
3.79 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
939per listing
Listings tracked
13

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Venus Fly Trap Plant 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 75% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£7K£14K£20K£27K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

13%

  • GardenersDream45%
  • YouGarden16%
  • Funtime Gifts10%
  • Gift Republic7%
  • E SUPEREGROW5%
  • Best4garden4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 13%)

Demand

Venus Fly Trap Plant search demand

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

6K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Search terms

Top Venus Fly Trap Plant search terms shoppers use

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

  • venus fly trap plant100K/yr
  • venus fly trap36K/yr
  • fly trap plant7K/yr
  • venus flytrap7K/yr
  • venus flytrap plant3K/yr
  • fly catcher plant3K/yr
  • venus fly-trap3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Venus Fly Trap Plant

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

Complain

Plant Growth26%+1.18

the seeds have not germinated

Nothing grew

No seedling

Durability22%−0.72

Again broke

The plant died after about a week

Died a few weeks in however

Size-Overall18%−0.14

SMALL

It is tiny

Not as big as expected arrived quickly

Value For Money5%−0.05

Certainly not worth £14.99

Not worth the money being charged

And also I would not say its worth the money due to the common shipping damages

Quality-Overall5%+1.17

make sure you buy the best quality not just the best price

Do not buy on line quality was poor on arrival amd died with in week or two

Poor

Love

Plant Growth41%+1.18

Plant is thriving very pleased

Very healthy plant

Plant is great

Quality-Overall13%+1.17

Great quality plant

Good quality

Amazing product

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

It does the job

As described by seller

As obviously displayed in the photo

Ease Of Use5%+0.65

Easy to use

Very easy to take care of. for me

Works really quick

Gifting Purpose4%+0.48

It was a gift so kept it hidden for a week unopened

Brilliant present

Return

0.1% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Plant Growth35%██▁▄█▁

the seeds have not germinated

Nothing grew

No seedling

Contamination9%▁▁▁█▁▅
Size-Overall9%▁▁█▁▁▁

SMALL

It is tiny

Not as big as expected arrived quickly

Defective Material/Parts7%▁▁▁▁▁█
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%▁▁█▅▁▁

Nothing like the picture

FAQ

Common Venus Fly Trap Plant questions

Answered from the same tracked data.