The best-selling wholesale plants are usually easy-care, fast growing and well-known to the buyer. You might find garden centres, florists and landscapers or small independent plant shops are the people you sell too; invariably your fast movers across a breadth of homes and gardens will be the seasonal winners that literally sell themselves at different times of the year.
Reliable outdoor crowd-pleasers
Because outdoor sales are much more casual, the buyers usually gravitate to those old stand-bys: hardy plants that everyone has heard of and knows what they’ll get out them. These categories consistently perform well:
Lavenders (drought-tolerant and fragrant, these are popular for pots/borders)
Hydrangeas have large flowers and make for a bold “gift” plant.
Roses (patio, shrub): traditional and well-recognised in a wide range of qualities.
Herbs such as rosemary, thyme, mint and basil – practical varieties that you buy again and again.
Seasonal colour and bedding plants provide instant impact for impatient customers.
Evergreens / hedging: always popular with home owners and landscapers needing height or privacy. For Wholesale Plants, visit Palmstead.
Hardy shrubs, grasses and groundcovers might seem boring but are essential lines that most wholesalers of landscapers would not even consider not carrying as they move in volume regardless of how trendy (or not) they are.
Fast-moving houseplants (the dependable favourites)
The whims of houseplant-fashion change, however some forms continuously perform because they are either photography friendly or forgiving. These constants include:
Snake plant is tough, low-water and perfect for those new to houseplants.
ZZ plant (Zamioculcas) – The highly low-light, supremely hard-to-kill favourite.
Pothos or devil ivy (Epipremnum) is an easy trailing plant, fast to make a full look.
Monstera – still trading heavily because of enormous leaves.
Peace lily (Spathiphyllum) – easy, relatively cheap and flowers inside.
Succulents and cacti – These are strong add-on purchases, particularly in small pots.
They also make good gifting plants, this makes them ‘fast moving’ in retail condition.
But beyond the type of plants, best-sellers often include:
Batch-to-batch consistent quality options
Decent shelf life – they won’t shrivel up if your watering schedule is not optimal
Well-labelled and easy to clean
Commonly available in product sizes (displayable and pricable easily)
The takeaway
A good wholesale offering is made up of some solid staples (lavender, herbs, tough shrubs like Mandevilla and Dracaena), seasonal colour lines and a few in-vogue items that come and go. As long as you have your product correct and it meets acceptable quality standards, has appropriate shelf life requirements and care information is easy to understand, these “fast movers” should never get stale in the stores.
