yellow christmas cactus
Skip itSoft demand (-45.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Incredible3.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Incredible95.45avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Great$21.27avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good$7.95–$26.59cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Okay3.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Bad77%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad$14K$14K/yr · 19K searches
Growth
Bad-45.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, yellow christmas cactus is a $14K/yr Amazon United States market (19K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
yellow christmas cactus market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $11K–$16K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- —
- 0 of 4 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 3.6%
- Avg BSR
- #6,595
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 18%
- Sponsored
- 55%
- Out of stock
- 59.9%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 257 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
7
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- The Three Company38%
- Hirt's Gardens20%
- California Tropicals18%
- AVERAR12%
- GINGERGLOW4%
- EPIPHYLLUM4%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -45.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 15.4×
Top yellow christmas cactus 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Live Flowering Zygocactus - Yellow-Orange 2 Pack- Thanksgiving/Christmas Cactus - Seasonal Bloomer Currently Out of Bloom - 5 Tall by 5 Wide in 1 Pint Pot with Deco Cover
The Three Company$25.254.1★454 rev
Yellow Christmas Cactus Holiday Cactus Christmas and Thanksgiving Hybrid - 6 from California Tropicals
California Tropicals$25.984.4★110 rev
Limelight Dancer Christmas Cactus Plant - Zygocactus - 2 Pot
Hirt's Gardens$7.954.4★106 rev
Live Flowering Zygocactus - Yellow-Orange - Thanksgiving/Christmas Cactus - Seasonal Bloomer Currently Out of Bloom - 7 Tall by 7 Wide in 1.25 Qt Pot with Deco Cover
The Three Company$23.793.8★181 rev
True Thanksgiving Cactus Plant Live 5-9 Tall No Flowers Yet Ready to Bloom Holiday Christmas Cactus Plants Live Vibrant Blooms (Random Single Color)
AVERAR$21.181.9★3 rev
Newest
by launch date
Live Yellow Christmas Cactus Plant 4-5 Inch Tall Easy Care Holiday Cactus Colorful Blooming Greenery for Home and Office Dcor
GINGERGLOW$23.900 rev
True Thanksgiving Cactus Plant Live 5-9 Tall No Flowers Yet Ready to Bloom Holiday Christmas Cactus Plants Live Vibrant Blooms (Random Single Color)
AVERAR$21.183 rev
Christmas Cactus Plants Live Thanksgiving Cactus Easter Cactus Like 4-8 Inc Tall Cold Hardy Holiday Cactus for Indoor Outdoor Planting Starter Size (Yellow)
AVERAR$19.7845 rev
2 Mix Christmas Cactus Plants Live 4 to 7 Inch Tall Colorful Christmas Cactus Holiday Flower Houseplant Indoor Outdoors Easy Care Plants for Home Garden
UIOTER$26.4353 rev
Christmas Cactus Plant Live Starter Holiday Thanksgiving Cactus Plant for Indoor Outdoor Houseplants Fasle Easter Cactus Plants Like Cold Hardy 5-9 in Tall (Yellow)
AVERAR$24.1333 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLimelight Dancer Christmas Cactus Plant - Zygocactus - 2 Pot
Hirt's Gardens$7.954.4★
True Thanksgiving Cactus Plant Live 5-9 Tall No Flowers Yet Ready to Bloom Holiday Christmas Cactus Plants Live Vibrant Blooms (Random Single Color)
AVERAR$21.181.9★
Epiphyllum Orchid 8-10 Fresh Cutting Plant Queen of The Night Cactus RIC Rac (Yellow (XL))
EPIPHYLLUM$26.594.0★
Live Yellow Christmas Cactus Plant 4-5 Inch Tall Easy Care Holiday Cactus Colorful Blooming Greenery for Home and Office Dcor
GINGERGLOW$23.900.0★
Yellow Christmas Cactus Holiday Cactus Christmas and Thanksgiving Hybrid - 6 from California Tropicals
California Tropicals$25.984.4★
What buyers say about yellow christmas cactus
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Beautiful healthy plants”
“they are what they advertised”
“its quality oriented sure”
“Gorgeous”
“This was a perfect present to myself”
“great price and very good price”
What buyers complain about
“All leaves dropped”
“Plant was larger than I expected”
“My only wish is that this company had more colors to offer than what they do”
“Poor quality”
“Not worth it really”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is yellow christmas cactus profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $14K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -45.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the yellow christmas cactus niche?
- 7 brands and 7 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in yellow christmas cactus?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Size-Overall, Color. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for yellow christmas cactus peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 15.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the yellow christmas cactus niche?
- Listings span $7.95–$26.59; the average listing price is $21.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 95 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.