One of the most popular ranges for adult newcomers to LEGO has been the Botanical Collection which has now broken free of its ICONS co-branding. Today, four new sets have been revealed. First, there are the 10343 Mini Orchid (274 Pieces) and 10344 Lucky Bamboo (325 pieces). Both are due for release on the 1st of January 2025. Together with last year’s Chrysanthemum and Plum Blossom, they make up the ‘Four Gentlemen.’ These plants are frequently depicted together in Chinese Art. These sets both retail at $AUD49.99/€29.99/£24.99/$USD29.99

There are also two of the more traditional bouquet/flower arrangements. Set 10342 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet has 749 pieces and will be released on January 1st 2025, priced at $AUD99.99/€59.99/£ 54.99/$USD59.99. We will need to wait for February 1, 2025 for the 10345 Flower Arrangement. It has 1161 pieces and is priced at $AUD179.99/€109.99/£94.99/$USD109.99.

10343 Mini Orchid

274 Pieces; $AUD49.99AUD

The mini orchid features 5 flowers in bloom, including some fancy shield recolourings in nougat. In Chinese art, the orchid symbolises the season of spring, and the new beginnings that come with that.

10343 Lucky Bamboo

325 pieces $AUD49.99

In my family’s garden growing up, bamboo was anything but lucky! It spread like a weed and took years to get under control. However, these little stems are tamed in their own pot, and carefully cultivated. The Bamboo represents summer, and is thought to bring good luck.

10344 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet

749 pieces; $AUD99.99

A return to the original botanical bouquet style: no pot but lots of stems. There are 15 stems in this bouquet, which include daisies, cornflowers, eucalyptus, elderflowers, roses, ranunculus, cymbidium orchids, a waterlily dahlia and a campanula.

While most of the botanical sets appear to rely on clever recolours (hello again, nougat shields) to achieve their look, the cymbidium orchid appears to have a new leaf/petal element in bright red violet. – it looks great here, and I can imagine it would look appealing in green as a leaf.

10345 Flower Arrangement

1161 Pieces, $AUD179.99

Arranged in a white pedestal vase, the flower arrangement contains 14 different flowers. These include camellias, peonies, hydrangeas, baby’s breath, ranunculus, bouvardia and lilies. We see recolours of the leaf/petal elements above…now actually in green and orange. Its great to see the traditional umbrella element make an appearance along with the new mould of the current ‘small flower element’. This certainly looks like the traditional ‘still life’ vase and flowers.

Conclusion

And there you have it. As we saw recently in our overview of LEGO Flowers, the parts palette for plant construction has ballooned in recent years, with as many specific botanical elements entering the palette over the last 6 years as we had seen in the previous 40. While the initial spirit of the botanical sets involved recolour after recolour, we are now seeing ongoing development of new elements to suit the range. Is this the beginning of a slippery slope? Or will we start seeing these elements recoloured for use in Spaceships and castles?

Let us know what you think of these new sets in the comments below.

While the sets are not at the time of writing available for preorder, you might like to take a closer look at them on the site, using these affiliate links below:

• 10343 Mini Orchid (274 Pieces) $AUD49.99/€29.99/£24.99/$USD29.99
• 10344 Lucky Bamboo (325 pieces) $AUD49.99/€29.99/£24.99/$USD29.99
• 10342 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet $AUD99.99/€59.99/£ 54.99/$USD59.99
• 10345 Flower Arrangement $AUD179.99/€109.99/£94.99/$USD109.99.

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