water hyacinth
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Incredible3.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Incredible+123.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Great$19.67avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great463.78avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good6.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good$4.97–$39.90cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Bad$88K$88K/yr · 68K searches
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, water hyacinth is a $88K/yr Amazon United States market (68K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 67/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
water hyacinth market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $79K–$98K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.6%
- Avg BSR
- #279
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 13%
- Sponsored
- 70%
- Out of stock
- 14.9%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 179 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
12
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
3%
- Generic32%
- AquaLeaf Aquatics26%
- Chalily13%
- Pondscape11%
- Mainam9%
- KCT GARDEN5%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +123.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.3×
Top water hyacinth 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 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Floating Flowering Plant Common Water Hyacinth 1 Count
AquaLeaf Aquatics$5.943.9★305 rev
Three (3) Premium Water Hyacinth Floating Aquatic Live Tropical Plants
Generic$12.583.6★1,666 rev
Water Hyacinths Floating Water Garden Plants (12 live plants)
Generic$37.393.6★1,201 rev
Water Hyacinth - Eichhornia crassipes - Live Plants for Pond Floating Aquatic Garden Plants - 1 Plant
Generic$13.934.3★54 rev
Chalily Water Hyacinth Floating Pond Plants Live Aquatic Plant Great for Koi Ponds Flowering and Fast Growing Hyacinths Cannot Ship to Some States (3)
Chalily$23.094.6★159 rev
Newest
by launch dateFloating Flowering Plant Common Water Hyacinth 1 Count
AquaLeaf Aquatics$5.94305 rev
Floating Flowering Plant Live Aquatic Plants for Ponds & Aquariums (5 Common Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) 5 Count)
AquaLeaf Aquatics$24.91305 rev
5 Live Water Hyacinth Plants Purple Flowers Floating Aquatic Plants for Ponds and Water Gardens
Generic$23.1674 rev
Chalily Water Hyacinth Floating Pond Plants Live Aquatic Plant Great for Koi Ponds Flowering and Fast Growing Hyacinths Cannot Ship to Some States (3)
Chalily$23.09159 rev
Chalily Water Hyacinth Floating Pond Plants Live Aquatic Plant Great for Koi Ponds Flowering and Fast Growing Hyacinths Cannot Ship to Some States (6)
Chalily$30.88159 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
PondScape Floating Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Live Pond and Water Garden Plant (Hyacinth 12 Count)
Pondscape$39.903.9★
Mainam Water Hyacinth Eichhornia Crassipes Tropical Freshwater Live Aquarium Plant Decorations (1 Pack)
Mainam$8.034.7★
Chalily Water Hyacinth Floating Pond Plants Live Aquatic Plant Great for Koi Ponds Flowering and Fast Growing Hyacinths Cannot Ship to Some States (3)
Chalily$23.094.6★
PondScape Floating Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Live Pond and Water Garden Plant (Hyacinth 6 Count)
Pondscape$23.933.9★
Floating Flowering Plant Common Water Hyacinth 1 Count
AquaLeaf Aquatics$5.943.9★
What buyers say about water hyacinth
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Healthy Plants”
“Excellent quality, its a very robust plant, thank you”
“Beautiful and much larger than expected”
“Great price”
“As advertised”
“Grew great”
“It cleans the water crystal clear”
“Very durable plant”
“Good color, healthy”
“Followed instructions exact”
What buyers complain about
“Never grew”
“Small size”
“They broke apart”
“Very disappointing for the price”
“Looks nothing like picture”
“Can't see what colors I have”
“Garbage”
“Arrived dried”
“horrible, purchased the product and it came half dead and with no instructions on what it needs”
“Did not work”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is water hyacinth profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $88K/yr across 23 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +123.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (67/100).
- How competitive is the water hyacinth niche?
- 8 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in water hyacinth?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Size-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for water hyacinth peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 8.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the water hyacinth niche?
- Listings span $4.97–$39.90; the average listing price is $19.67 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 464 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.