shrubs for planting outdoors
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
Incredible3.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Incredible+162.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Great24%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great$20.08avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good547.27avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good$5.30–$37.50cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$50K$50K/yr · 162K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, shrubs for planting outdoors is a $50K/yr Amazon United States market (162K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 68/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
shrubs for planting outdoors market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $50K–$60K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #1,430
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 73%
- Sponsored
- 49%
- Out of stock
- 11.8%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 158 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (24% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
24 falling
Sellers
26
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 98%
Top-5 click share
24%
Top 20: 57%
Open market
23%
- The Three Company43%
- PERFECT PLANTS10%
- Generic9%
- Plants for Pets6%
- Bellawood Horticulture5%
- Clovers Garden3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +162.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 26.2×
Top shrubs for planting outdoors search terms
- live perennial plants outdoor24K/yr
- perennial plants live14K/yr
- perennial live plants11K/yr
- annuals flowers plants live10K/yr
- perennial flowers live plants12K/yr
- live perennial plants12K/yr
- live flowers to plant outside9K/yr
- potted flowers live9K/yr
- real outdoor plants8K/yr
- full sun plants for outside9K/yr
Top shrubs for planting outdoors 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Live Flowering Bee Balm - Balmy Purple (2 Plants Per Pack) Pollinator - Attracts Butterflies 10 Tall by 4 Wide in 1 Qt Pot
The Three Company$18.973.8★777 rev
Live Lavender 2-Pack Purple Fragrant Sun Perennial Herb Pollinator Friendly 10 Tall 1 Pt Pot
The Three Company$19.613.4★294 rev
Pollinator Garden Live Plant Collection 8 Perennial Live Plants | Butterfly Weed Swamp Milkweed Purple Coneflower & Black-Eyed Susan | Attract Monarchs Bees & Hummingbirds | Native Perrenials
Bellawood Horticulture$23.143.6★174 rev
Shrub Frostproof Gardenia 2.5 Qt White Blooms
Generic$15.264.0★1,678 rev
Multicolor Lantana Flowers (4 Pack) Easy Plant Care Attracts Pollinators Extended Bloom Heat and Drought Tolerant Real Flowers Live Outdoor Flowering Plants
Plants for Pets$27.183.4★325 rev
Newest
by launch date
Live Coreopsis - Yellow Live Flowering Perennial Beautiful Spring and Summer Blooms 12 Tall by 6 Wide in 2 Qt Pot
The Three Company$19.8029 rev
Shasta Daisy - Live Flowering Perennial (2 Per Pack) Blooms Spring and Summer 10 Tall by 4 Wide in 1.6 Pt Pot
The Three Company$19.9029 rev
Live Lavender 2-Pack Purple Fragrant Sun Perennial Herb Pollinator Friendly 10 Tall 1 Pt Pot
The Three Company$19.61294 rev
Live Lithodora 2-Pack Blue Evergreen Groundcover Perennial Spring Flowers 6 Tall 1 Qt Pot
The Three Company$19.9829 rev
Live Balloon Flower (Platycodon) (2 Pack) - Pink Blooms Summer Flowering Perennial 10 Tall by 5 Wide in 1 Qt Pot
The Three Company$18.8629 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLive Coreopsis - Yellow Live Flowering Perennial Beautiful Spring and Summer Blooms 12 Tall by 6 Wide in 2 Qt Pot
The Three Company$19.803.4★
Live Flowering Bee Balm - Balmy Purple (2 Plants Per Pack) Pollinator - Attracts Butterflies 10 Tall by 4 Wide in 1 Qt Pot
The Three Company$18.973.8★
Live Hardy Plumbago 2-Pack Blue Flowers Sun Groundcover Perennial Late Summer Color 10 Tall 1 Qt Pot
The Three Company$19.393.3★
Live Balloon Flower (Platycodon) (2 Pack) - Pink Blooms Summer Flowering Perennial 10 Tall by 5 Wide in 1 Qt Pot
The Three Company$18.864.4★
Shasta Daisy - Live Flowering Perennial (2 Per Pack) Blooms Spring and Summer 10 Tall by 4 Wide in 1.6 Pt Pot
The Three Company$19.903.4★
What buyers say about shrubs for planting outdoors
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fast Growing”
“Great quality plant”
“Good Price”
“The color is stunning”
“As advertised”
“It smells aromatic”
“Good size”
“Easy to use”
“kept the soil moist”
“followed instructions”
What buyers complain about
“Bad seeds”
“Really small”
“Died within two days”
“Way, way overpriced”
“Terrible product”
“Fake advertisement”
“Arrived dried up”
“they were not white”
“No directions I thought it was garbage”
“Waste of $”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is shrubs for planting outdoors profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $50K/yr across 83 tracked products. 12 of 26 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +162.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (68/100).
- How competitive is the shrubs for planting outdoors niche?
- 24 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 24% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in shrubs for planting outdoors?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Size-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.2%.
- When does demand for shrubs for planting outdoors peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 26.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the shrubs for planting outdoors niche?
- Listings span $5.30–$37.50; the average listing price is $20.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 547 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.