More 2026 Botanical sets revealed

More superb sets. As with all smaller Botanicals, it's not a question of whether to buy, just how many. Especially with 11508.

@Zordboy said:
" @WizardOfOss said: "Just not really a fan of building this stuff...."

No, I had this conversation this week on one of the FB "Botanicals" fan pages.

The actual sets are lovely, but they're generally an unpleasant building experience.

"Here, take 60 of these Technic pieces and assemble them all in the exact same way.""

Yeah, totally. I make my family build them if they give them to me as a present. Mother's day flowers? Great! here's a vase! Have fun!

I echo the sentiments. Actually, I'm moving away from Botanicals sets again. I liked the looks of the ones we have, but I didn't enjoy building any of them. And that's not my idea of a fun LEGO set, since to me the building experience is the more important part.
Plus, like @Huw said:

"although just about every available horizontal surface is covered with them already.."

We don't have much display space as it is, and what we do have is covered in real and LEGO plants already. No need for any more dust collectors, as nice as many of them may look.

@SweSarah said:
"I love all the new botanical sets, but there are soooooo many. They are so clearly display pieces, where do I put them all? :-)"

Do you have a garden?

The cactus, I like a lot. The peace lily, I kind of like. The {?} (How do I pronounce this? Oh, I don't.) looks great, although that frame doesn't necessarily convince me.

The daisies feel like a low point. I'm normally all about printed pieces, but on a Botanicals-set - which is known for its nice parts-usage to convey the flowers - using printed pieces just feels like giving up. Come on, designer. Do better.

I like them, but not sure on the wall hanging one, and as said above what's up with the cactus pot? It looks too small and couldn't they have made it match the tiny plant set or the other cacti and succulent's square pot??

As to building them I'm in the minority, I enjoy them, yes some are a bit repetitive but not the worse ones for that, oh architecture sets...... lets not speak of the fiddly little so and so's

Impressed how organic this looks!

I love the look of these sets and the theme overall. Ironically, I'm glad that I made the decision to not collect this theme when it was first introduced so my wallet and shelf space are in better shape. :)

Its great for a ln office decoration.

Blimey it's a Blooming Cactus innit?

I expect I'll be getting all of these. My wife really loves to build them. I don't think I've ever had a chance to build any myself.

Normally I love the Botanicals series, but these ones... They look kinda... cheap? Like they're knock offs rather then real sets. The pot on the cactus looks pretty terrible with all those visable holes, as do the peace lily leaves with all those studs.

No offence, but *yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn*

@xoddam said:
" @benredstar said:
"Someone needs to get Simon Pegg a LEGO Japanese Peace Lily"

Hey big 'un… playtime's over!"

You’re off the effing chain!

The cactus is cool, but the pot is rough. I actually really like the lilly, and I may pick that one up. Pretty decent selection!

I'm interested in the cactus and the plant hanging on the wall.

Mmm what yummy parts!

All great sets and are must-haves, but the pot on 11305 frankly looks awful and I will be rebuilding it.

I like the Cactus but not the pot. I like the Daisy set but it needs some filler to hide the stems. The Peace Lily is meh. Will definitely be getting the Tulips. I'm glad they went with a variety of colors & shapes for those. Hope Costco gets some of these.

I guess I'll need to go out and buy myself a bigger vase.

The cactus is nice, but I'm not loving that pot. I do have an actual succulent pot not currently occupied -- maybe I'll just modify the build so it'll fit into my actual ceramic pot instead. I'm sure I'll find some use for all those baby blue pieces that I won't need.

@benredstar said:
"Someone needs to get Simon Pegg a LEGO Japanese Peace Lily"

Just watch out for swans when you're delivering it.

@StolenEyes said:"All great sets and are must-haves, but the pot on 11305 frankly looks awful and I will be rebuilding it."

There isn't a 11305. Did you mean 11509? Nobody seems to like that pot.

@WizardOfOss said: "That exactly. I do really like the NPU and the end result, but it's just no fun."

Don't get me started on the minifig five-pointed crown pieces.

It's like they were specifically designed to make your fingers bleed.

"Step 14. Take 50 of these pieces and press down hard on every single one. Bandages sold separately."

@Zordboy said:
" @WizardOfOss said: "That exactly. I do really like the NPU and the end result, but it's just no fun."

Don't get me started on the minifig five-pointed crown pieces.

It's like they were specifically designed to make your fingers bleed.

"Step 14. Take 50 of these pieces and press down hard on every single one. Bandages sold separately.""

Just push down in the middle! Sure, you end up with a permanent anti-stud as part of your fingerprint, but it doesn't draw blood!

11504 Potted Peace Lily is exactly what I want most from the botanical series. Life-like from a distance, and freestanding with a brick-built pot. Looks great! I like that this one has so much green, and less of the pastel or over-the-top flower tones. Nice size, not too big, but probably more expensive than it looks...

11508 Daisies and Lavender doesn't interest me much, it's the opposite of the reasons I just stated above. Although it still looks ok for what it is. If it's super cheap sometime when I put together an order for something else, then maybe I'll throw it in as well.

11509 Blooming Cactus looks good, could be a nice companion for the 10309 Succulents. But I agree with the majority here that the pot isn't up to par. The stud-holes on the sides of those curved pieces simply breaks the illusion when lined up like that on the otherwise smooth surface. I think it worked for the four horsemen sets (10368, 10343, etc.) because in those cases the holes are lining the golden band, so it just adds a bit of texture to a detail that's already there, and thus just blends in.

Has something been removed from this article? There are several comments about a "{?}", set "11305" and a wall-hanging/framed plant, but neither are mentioned in the article or visible in the picture.

I am still waiting for an iris themed botanical set !!!

@axeleng said:
"Has something been removed from this article? There are several comments about a "{?}", set "11305" and a wall-hanging/framed plant, but neither are mentioned in the article or visible in the picture."
Yeah, something fishy going on. Comment @Huw?