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title: "Creeping Phlox Live Plants — $12K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 68/100 · $12K/yr market · 47K searches/yr. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **creeping phlox live plants**
**Worth a look**
Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.5★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 3Growth 96Conversion 16Competition 80Returns 100Price range 76Avg price 90Brand share 67Review moat 89Quality gap 100
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Incredible****+161.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Great****$20.80**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Great****228.3**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Great****35%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Price range**
**Great****$6.69–$41.34**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Good****65%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$12K**
$12K/yr · 47K searches
**Signals**[** Trending**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=trending "Search growth > 100% (90d)") [** 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") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, creeping phlox live plants is a $12K/yr Amazon United States market (47K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 68/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **creeping phlox live plants market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$31K–$42K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#5,313**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **45%**
- **Sponsored**
- **70%**
- **Out of stock**
- **28.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **61 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **191 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**22 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**23**
**Top-5 brand share**
**65%**
Top 20: 98%
**Top-5 click share**
**35%**
Top 20: 75%
**Open market**
**30%**
- ELLA'S HOMES21% - Greenwood Nursery16% - The Three Company12% - Mixrug8% - Pilestone7% - Willard & May5%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 11 weeks — +161.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KMay '26May '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/creeping-phlox-live-plants/trend)
## **Top creeping phlox live plants search terms**
- **creeping phlox live plants**21K/yr+229.0%2.0% conv. - **phlox plants live perennials**11K/yr+186.1%2.4% conv. - **creeping phlox plants**5K/yr+84.0%2.1% conv. - **phlox plants**3K/yr+192.0%0.9% conv. - **phlox plants live**7K/yr+11.1%1.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/creeping-phlox-live-plants/search-terms)
## **Top creeping phlox live plants 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%4%$4998%$99812%$1K16%$2K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Pack 3 Creeping Phlox Plant Live 5-8 Inches Perennial Creeping Phlox Ground Cover Outdoor Garden (Random-Colored)**ELLA'S HOMES**$41.34**3.4★10 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFSV8M7C) [2![Greenwood Nursery: Live Ground-Cover Plants - Pink Creeping/Moss Phlox + Subulata - [Qty: 2X Pint Pots] - (Click for Other Available Plants/Quantities)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613BufpyYgL.jpg)**Greenwood Nursery: Live Ground-Cover Plants - Pink Creeping/Moss Phlox + Subulata - \[Qty: 2X Pint Pots\] - (Click for Other Available Plants/Quantities)**Greenwood Nursery**$38.15**3.8★1,698 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E0HXL40) [3**Tall Phlox Mix Value Bag-6 Roots/Plant Starts**Willard & May**$20.06**3.0★476 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BGBMNND) [4**Pilestone Ground-Cover Plants - Creeping Phlox/Moss Phlox + Subulata in 4 Pot**Pilestone**$17.47**2.4★16 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD4GG62P) [5**Mixrug Dwarf Creeping Phlox Seeds for Planting 1008+pcs Perennial Creeping Sky Phlox Flower Seeds Ground Cover Plants Non-GMO Heirloom Dwarf Hummingbirds Pollinated Flowers for Home Garden Outdoors**Mixrug**$7.43**3.7★20 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCM6J726)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**CarpetC 1000+ Creeping Phlox Seeds for Planting Ground Cover Purple Flowers Star-Shaped Blooms Phlox subulata Non-GMO Heirloom for Garden Borders Home Containers**Carpet Creeping**$7.69**25 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQ33ZRSM) [**Live Creeping Phlox 2-Pack Pink Spring Groundcover Perennial Sun Garden Plant 6 Tall 1 Qt Pot**The Three Company**$19.86**28 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNMZL2T3) [**Live Creeping Phlox 2-Pack Blue Spring Groundcover Perennial Sun Garden Plant 6 Tall 1 Qt Pot**The Three Company**$19.89**28 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNN1QK4G) [**Live Creeping Phlox 2-Pack Purple Spring Groundcover Perennial Sun Garden Plant 6 Tall 1 Qt Pot**The Three Company**$19.86**28 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNNJXSPM) [**1500+ Creeping Thyme Seeds Purple Pink Ground Cover Heirloom Non-GMO**Seeds Of Strength**$8.07**120 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GD5LHH55)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**CarpetC 1000+ Creeping Phlox Seeds for Planting Ground Cover Purple Flowers Star-Shaped Blooms Phlox subulata Non-GMO Heirloom for Garden Borders Home Containers**Carpet Creeping**$7.69**3.8★**▲ 56%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQ33ZRSM) [**Set 2 Creeping Phlox Live Plants Perennial Phlox Flower Ground Cover Plant Hardy Creeping Phlox 5-8 Inches (Random Color)**ELLA'S HOMES**$30.67**5.0★**▲ 56%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFSXXD6Y) [![Greenwood Nursery: Live Ground-Cover Plants - Purple Beauty Creeping/Moss Phlox + Subulata - [Qty: 2X Pint Pots] - (Click for Other Available Plants/Quantities)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41IT6pde-ML.jpg)**Greenwood Nursery: Live Ground-Cover Plants - Purple Beauty Creeping/Moss Phlox + Subulata - \[Qty: 2X Pint Pots\] - (Click for Other Available Plants/Quantities)**Greenwood Nursery**$37.13**3.8★**▲ 56%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4F4HDJD) [**Live Creeping Phlox 2-Pack Blue Spring Groundcover Perennial Sun Garden Plant 6 Tall 1 Qt Pot**The Three Company**$19.89**4.1★**▲ 56%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GNN1QK4G) [**Mixrug Dwarf Creeping Phlox Seeds for Planting 1008+pcs Perennial Creeping Sky Phlox Flower Seeds Ground Cover Plants Non-GMO Heirloom Dwarf Hummingbirds Pollinated Flowers for Home Garden Outdoors**Mixrug**$7.43**3.7★**▲ 55%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCM6J726)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about creeping phlox live plants**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Plant Growth**53%
*“Healthy plants”*
**Color**13%
*“I love the colors”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“These seem like good quality seeds”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“It's a fine value for price point”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“item received as described”*
**Moist/Dry**2%
*“keep them moist until they sprout”*
**Smell**2%
*“The fragrance fills the room”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**1%
*“I followed the directions 100%”*
**Durability**1%
*“They also look like they are viable”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“easier to handle than alyssum”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Plant Growth**49%
*“Did not grow”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“Tiny bag”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Not worth the cost”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**6%
*“I was hoping for some included instructions as Ive heard these are hard to start”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“False advertising”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Poor Quality”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Nothing grew”*
**Durability**2%
*“Dead”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**1%
*“Waste”*
**Moist/Dry**1%
*“The roots were dried out”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**33%
**Plant Growth**26%
**Functionality-Overall**9%
**Size-Overall**7%
**Moist/Dry**6%
**Value For Money**5%
**Color**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
**Quality-Overall**1%
**Durability**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is creeping phlox live plants profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $12K/yr across 44 tracked products. 2 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +161.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (68/100).
- **How competitive is the creeping phlox live plants niche?**
- 22 brands and 23 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 65% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in creeping phlox live plants?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **What does it cost to enter the creeping phlox live plants niche?**
- Listings span $6.69–$41.34; the average listing price is $20.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 228 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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