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title: "Black and Red Hosta — $0/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **black and red hosta**
**Skip it**
A small market ($0/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 0Growth 0Conversion 0Competition 0Returns 99Price range 36Avg price 49Brand share 0Review moat 95Quality gap 100
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****2.9★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Incredible****99**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Okay****$11.86**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Okay****$6.48–$19.73**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****$0**
$0/yr · 47K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-84.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black and red hosta is a $0/yr Amazon United States market (47K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 29/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **black and red hosta market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$15K–$18K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#2,783**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **75%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **12.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **49 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **184 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**4 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**4**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- BuggyBeds32% - Easy to Grow25% - CZ Grain22% - Mixrug21%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 45 weeks — -84.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '26Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/black-and-red-hosta/trend)
## **Top black and red hosta search terms**
- **blood of god plant**18K/yr-83.4%0.0% conv. - **black and red hosta plants**9K/yr-83.4%0.6% conv. - **black and red hosta**9K/yr-82.7%1.7% conv. - **blood of god hosta plant**6K/yr-92.5%1.6% conv. - **the blood of god plant**4K/yr-73.0%1.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/black-and-red-hosta/search-terms)
## **Top black and red hosta 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%10%$020%$030%$040%$0101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 4 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**318+ Hosta Seeds - Rare Perennial Plants with Unique Foliage for Shaded Gardens - Non-GMO Heirloom Ideal for Borders and Ground Cover**BuggyBeds**$6.48**3.0★13 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF1YZPY4) [2**Easy to Grow Caladium Postman Joyner 3 Bulbs - Dark Red & Black Foliage in Summer Shade Tropical Spring Planted**Easy to Grow**$19.73**3.4★43 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X1B7PR4) [3**2 Hearts AFire Caladium Bulbs for Planting - Beautiful Spotted Leafs Stand Out - Perennial Hosta Elephant Ears Fancy**CZ Grain**$11.43**2.6★36 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYKTGZ7X) [4**Mixrug Mix Hosta Seeds for Planting 280+pcs Rare Perennial Hosta Flower Seeds Plants Non-GMO Heirloom Long Blooming Shaded Entry Pathway Flowers for Garden Outdoors**Mixrug**$9.78**2.4★304 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZFTBMDF)
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**318+ Hosta Seeds - Rare Perennial Plants with Unique Foliage for Shaded Gardens - Non-GMO Heirloom Ideal for Borders and Ground Cover**BuggyBeds**$6.48**13 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF1YZPY4) [**Mixrug Mix Hosta Seeds for Planting 280+pcs Rare Perennial Hosta Flower Seeds Plants Non-GMO Heirloom Long Blooming Shaded Entry Pathway Flowers for Garden Outdoors**Mixrug**$9.78**304 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZFTBMDF) [**2 Hearts AFire Caladium Bulbs for Planting - Beautiful Spotted Leafs Stand Out - Perennial Hosta Elephant Ears Fancy**CZ Grain**$11.43**36 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYKTGZ7X) [**Easy to Grow Caladium Postman Joyner 3 Bulbs - Dark Red & Black Foliage in Summer Shade Tropical Spring Planted**Easy to Grow**$19.73**43 rev17y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X1B7PR4)
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**318+ Hosta Seeds - Rare Perennial Plants with Unique Foliage for Shaded Gardens - Non-GMO Heirloom Ideal for Borders and Ground Cover**BuggyBeds**$6.48**3.0★**▲ 306%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF1YZPY4) [**Easy to Grow Caladium Postman Joyner 3 Bulbs - Dark Red & Black Foliage in Summer Shade Tropical Spring Planted**Easy to Grow**$19.73**3.4★**▲ 133%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X1B7PR4) [**Mixrug Mix Hosta Seeds for Planting 280+pcs Rare Perennial Hosta Flower Seeds Plants Non-GMO Heirloom Long Blooming Shaded Entry Pathway Flowers for Garden Outdoors**Mixrug**$9.78**2.4★**▼ 40%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZFTBMDF) [**2 Hearts AFire Caladium Bulbs for Planting - Beautiful Spotted Leafs Stand Out - Perennial Hosta Elephant Ears Fancy**CZ Grain**$11.43**2.6★**▼ 53%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYKTGZ7X)
## **What buyers say about black and red hosta**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Plant Growth**37%
*“they are growing pretty fast”*
**Color**18%
*“Love the colors of them”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“the price was right”*
**Sun Shade/Wind Shield**5%
*“Plenty of sun and rain”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**5%
*“Bright”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Quality”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**2%
*“well taken care of”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
*“I did exactly as the instructions stated”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Plant Growth**62%
*“Poor germination”*
**Color**8%
*“Do not expect color other than the usual green”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Overpriced”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“Very deceptive”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**3%
*“No planting instructions”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**3%
*“Waste”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“Smaller than beet seeds”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“I can't get them to germate”*
**Durability**2%
*“Died”*
**Quality-Overall**1%
*“Garbage”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Plant Growth**28%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**24%
**Defective Material/Parts**13%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**11%
**Size-Overall**5%
**Functionality-Overall**5%
**Color**4%
**Value For Money**3%
**Ethical Trade/Fair Trade**3%
**Assembly/Installation**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is black and red hosta profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $0/yr across 4 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -84.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (29/100).
- **How competitive is the black and red hosta niche?**
- 4 brands and 4 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in black and red hosta?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Color, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.3%.
- **What does it cost to enter the black and red hosta niche?**
- Listings span $6.48–$19.73; the average listing price is $11.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 99 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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