butterfly weed seeds
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Great8.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Good+45.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Good$4.40–$27.63cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay$11.73avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay3,655.95avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$54K$54K/yr · 52K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, butterfly weed seeds is a $54K/yr Amazon United States market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
butterfly weed seeds market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $59K–$70K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.9%
- Avg BSR
- #1,141
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 77%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 175 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
17 rising
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
25%
- SWEET YARDS22%
- Seed Needs19%
- KVITER15%
- SURVIVAL GARDEN SEEDS9%
- The Old Farmer's Almanac6%
- Willard & May5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 62 weeks — +45.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.0×
Top butterfly weed seeds search terms
- butterfly weed seeds15K/yr
- butterfly weed12K/yr
- butterfly milkweed seeds12K/yr
- butterfly milkweed6K/yr
- asclepias tuberosa3K/yr
- asclepias tuberosa seeds3K/yr
Top butterfly weed seeds 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 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Butterfly Orange Milkweed - Large 600mg Envelope - 100 Flower Seeds for Planting - Asclepias tuberosa
SWEET YARDS$5.984.2★62 rev
KVITER 75 Orange Butterfly Milkweed Seeds (Asclepias Tuberosa) - Orange Milkweed Blazing Wildflower Butterfly Favorite - Perennial Flower Seeds in Seed Packets for Outdoor Garden and Roadsides
KVITER$6.824.3★175 rev
Seed Needs Milkweed Seeds for Planting a Butterfly Garden to Attract Monarch Butterflies - Collection of Pink Orange & White Asclepias Milk Weed Variety Pack (5 Packs)
Seed Needs$10.904.3★3,967 rev
Butterfly Milkweed Seeds for Planting - Heirloom Asclepias Tuberosa - Native Orange Flowers for Monarch Butterflies & Pollinator Gardens - Survival Garden Seeds (1 Pack)
SURVIVAL GARDEN SEEDS$6.134.3★547 rev
Seed Needs Orange Butterfly Milkweed Seeds for Monarch Butterflies 1 Pack
Seed Needs$4.404.3★1,902 rev
Newest
by launch date
Butterfly Weed Live Plants (Asclepias tuberosa) Starter Plug Plants Bright Orange Milkweed for Monarch Butterflies & Pollinator Gardens (3 Plugs)
CZ Grain$26.294 rev
SunHaven Seeds Native Milkweed Variety Pack - 5 Essential Species for Monarch Butterfly Gardens - Common Swamp Butterfly Weed Showy & Narrowleaf - Non-GMO Native Wildflower Seeds for Pollinators
SunHaven Seeds$9.5152 rev
KVITER 75 Orange Butterfly Milkweed Seeds (Asclepias Tuberosa) - Orange Milkweed Blazing Wildflower Butterfly Favorite - Perennial Flower Seeds in Seed Packets for Outdoor Garden and Roadsides
KVITER$6.82175 rev
Created By Nature Butterfly Milkweed Seeds Orange Wildflowers for Butterfly Garden Perennial Wildflower for Monarch Butterfly 300 Perennial Garden Seeds (Asclepias tuberosa)
Created By Nature$7.9935 rev
Milkweed Seeds for Monarch Butterflies Wildflower Seeds Mix 18000+ Seeds (1.76 oz) Perennial Pollinator Garden Flowers Attract Bees Butterflies & Hummingbirds Easy to Grow (1.76 oz)
PLANTMEW$13.2174 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumButterfly Weed Live Plants (Asclepias tuberosa) Starter Plug Plants Bright Orange Milkweed for Monarch Butterflies & Pollinator Gardens (3 Plugs)
CZ Grain$26.294.1★
KVITER 75 Orange Butterfly Milkweed Seeds (Asclepias Tuberosa) - Orange Milkweed Blazing Wildflower Butterfly Favorite - Perennial Flower Seeds in Seed Packets for Outdoor Garden and Roadsides
KVITER$6.824.3★
SunHaven Seeds Native Milkweed Variety Pack - 5 Essential Species for Monarch Butterfly Gardens - Common Swamp Butterfly Weed Showy & Narrowleaf - Non-GMO Native Wildflower Seeds for Pollinators
SunHaven Seeds$9.514.1★
Milkweed Seeds for Monarch Butterflies Wildflower Seeds Mix 18000+ Seeds (1.76 oz) Perennial Pollinator Garden Flowers Attract Bees Butterflies & Hummingbirds Easy to Grow (1.76 oz)
PLANTMEW$13.213.9★
Set 2 Mix Milkweed Plants Live 5-8 Tall Perennial Butterfly Milkweed Plants Well Rooted Asclepias Tuberosa Live Plant
DMOH$27.632.6★
What buyers say about butterfly weed seeds
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Healthy Plants”
“Good quality”
“GREAT price”
“Product is as advertised”
“Also excited for the vibrant color”
“easy to use”
“The instructions are clear”
“I got this as a gift for my mother”
“durable move for anyone looking to add some native beauty to their landscape while helping out the local ecosystem”
“look stable so far”
What buyers complain about
“Nothing grew”
“Very misleading”
“This is not a good value because it did not do what it was supposed to”
“Came poor died soon”
“huge envelope”
“Very poor quality”
“I did not get good results”
“Waste of”
“GRASS SEED, this is a scam”
“Some milkweed is invasive”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is butterfly weed seeds profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $54K/yr across 22 tracked products. 4 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +45.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- How competitive is the butterfly weed seeds niche?
- 17 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in butterfly weed seeds?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for butterfly weed seeds peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 6.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the butterfly weed seeds niche?
- Listings span $4.40–$27.63; the average listing price is $11.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,656 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.