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daylily bulbs

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 18Growth 80Conversion 26Competition 78Returns 99Price range 78Avg price 89Brand share 67Review moat 91Quality gap 98

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Incredible3.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great176.5

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great$20.54

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Great+73.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great$5.60–$49.84

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Good65%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Okay2.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Bad$74K

$74K/yr · 174K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, daylily bulbs is a $74K/yr Amazon United States market (174K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 68/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

daylily bulbs market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$103K–$123K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#5,000
Page quality
0%
Prime
31%
Sponsored
78%
Out of stock
26.6%
Avg brand age
60 months
Avg seller age
163 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

25 rising

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

28%

  • Willard & May21%
  • Holland Bulb Farms16%
  • GILBERT H. WILD AND SON11%
  • Generic9%
  • USBRANDSEED9%
  • Willard & May USA7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +73.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.8×

Top daylily bulbs search terms

  • day lilly bulbs for planting16K/yr
  • daylilies19K/yr
  • daylily bulbs for planting22K/yr
  • daylily bulbs17K/yr
  • day lilies flowers live plants9K/yr
  • daylily plants live8K/yr
  • day lilies7K/yr
  • daylily8K/yr
  • daylilies perennial bulbs9K/yr
  • reblooming daylilies7K/yr
All search terms

Top daylily bulbs 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%3%$2K6%$4K9%$7K12%$9K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about daylily bulbs

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Plant Growth61%

“Fast Growing”

Quality-Overall9%

“Top notch quality plants”

Value For Money8%

“Great Value”

Color7%

“bright, vibrant colors”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use3%

“I love the convenience”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“Instructions were clear”

Size-Overall1%

“It was a good size”

Moist/Dry1%

“These are hydrated, alive, and ready to take off”

Ease Of Cleaning1%

“Good clean seeds”

What buyers complain about

Plant Growth55%

“Poor Germination”

Value For Money13%

“Something, in my opinion should have cost 1.99”

Size-Overall6%

“this package is tiny”

Quality-Overall5%

“Garbage”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Not as described”

Color3%

“This is not the color that was described”

Functionality-Overall3%

“One grew though not very well”

Durability2%

“Dead”

Natural Resource Wastage1%

“Waste”

Moist/Dry1%

“Arrived looking dry”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall33%
Value For Money25%
Advertised Vs Actual Product19%
Plant Growth11%
Functionality-Overall4%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Moist/Dry1%
Color1%
Quality-Overall1%
Product Condition1%

Common questions

Is daylily bulbs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $74K/yr across 54 tracked products. 3 of 16 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +73.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (68/100).
How competitive is the daylily bulbs niche?
25 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 65% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in daylily bulbs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for daylily bulbs peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 10.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the daylily bulbs niche?
Listings span $5.60–$49.84; the average listing price is $20.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 177 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.