Botanical Collection

Botanicals Interview and Review II: 11503 Peace Lily

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A LEGO model of the 11504 Peace Lily, featuring green leaves and white flowers, displayed on a wooden shelf with a plain background.

Earlier in the month I was visiting Denmark, and had the opportunity to visit the LEGO Campus and have a conversation with LEGO Botanicals senior designer, Theo Bonner. In part one, we discussed recolours and the rationale behind new elements being developed in the Botanical theme. Last time, we spoke recolours and the introduction of new elements in Botanical sets.

Today, we discuss the flowerpot design in the 11503 Peace Lily, the fan base for LEGO Botanicals, designing 18+ sets for builders who have never built a LEGO set in their lives before and discover something what LEGO Star Wars and Botanicals have in common.

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Botanical Insights: Interview and Review – 11501 Tulip Bouquet

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A vibrant display of a LEGO Tulip Bouquet set, featuring colorful tulip flowers in various shades, arranged in a clear glass vase on a wooden surface. The image includes text indicating a review of the set and mentions an interview with designer Theo Bonner.
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Theo Bonner, Senior Designer, LEGO Botanicals

In December, 2025 I had the good fortune to visit LEGO Campus in Billund, Denmark. While there, I had the chance to talk with Theo Bonner – One of the Senior Designers working on LEGO’s Botanicals Theme. During the 45 minutes that we spoke, we covered a variety of topics including the challenges of flowerpots, new colours, storytelling the Botanicals consumer base, storytelling and the lack of Spinjitzu in Botanical sets.

Today, in the first of our four reviews of upcoming Botanical releases, we will take a look at the 11501 Tulip Bouquet, and in our interview extract, we talk about the challenges of recolouring certain elements, the new curved slope element and its connection to a space theme from around the turn of the century.

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New 2026 Botanicals Revealed.

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A digital illustration of three LEGO® botanical arrangements: a Peace Lily in a brown pot, a bouquet of white daisies and lavender, and a flowering cactus with pink flowers in a blue pot, set against a dark blue background with the text 'More 2026 Botanicals Revealed.'

After last week’s reveal of the 11501 Bunch of Tulips at the Chinese International Import Expo, another three Botanical sets in the 2026 lineup have been revealed.

These sets will be released on January 1, 2026, and cover the range of sets we are becoming accustomed to seeing in the Botanicals Range: a small cute bouquet, a potted succulent and a traditional indoor plant. Some sets are aimed at adults, while some aretargetted at younger builders. Read on for more.

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LEGO® Spring Festival, Ninjago and Botanical sets revealed at Chinese International Import Expo. Monkie Kid Absent from the Announcement.

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Colorful promotional image featuring LEGO sets for the Spring Festival, Ninjago, and Botanical themes, with text questioning the absence of Monkie Kid.

The 2025 Chinese International Import Expo is now underway, and we have seen several sets across a range of themes revealed. These include Chinese New Year Fireworks, as well as a Galloping Horses Canvas for the Spring Festival; the first of the 15th Anniversary Ninjago sets , the four weapons blacksmith, and a Bouquet of Tulips, the first 2026 Botanical set to be revealed. These are sets due for release in January 2026.

There was one theme missing, however.

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10374 LEGO® Botanicals Bouquet of Pink Roses: More than just a recolour?

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A bouquet of pink LEGO roses arranged in a clear vase, accompanied by small white flowers, against a plain background.

When you are on a good thing, stick to it.

When 10328 Bouquet of Roses was released in January 2024, I suspect the LEGO Group knew they had a hit. The set periodically sells out, and compared to actual red roses, it offers pretty good value. Naturally, I was a little intrigued when I saw an updated ‘bouquet of pink roses’ looming on the horizon. This set has an almost identical part count – and what appears to be a couple of subtle differences.

The set has 789 pieces and will be released on October 1st 2025, selling for $AUD99.99/ $USD59.99 /59.99€ / £54.99. This set was provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Let’s take a closer look.

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10373 Mini Bonsai: Is there a lot to learn from these tiny trees?

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Trees are large, making them less than ideal subjects for life-size LEGO® models. Bonsai, the Japanese art of cultivating trees to grow in a miniaturized form in limited space, offers an end product that may be better represented in a domestic brick-building studio.

Bonsai trees have been part of the Lego Botanical Collection since its earliest days, and we recently saw a Japanese red maple added to the collection. Set 10373 brings us a collection of three small bonsai trees: a ginko, a Japanese black pine and a wisteria. But will this be a beautiful decoration, or the start of something more interesting?

LEGO® Botanicals set 10373 Mini Bonsai Trees will be released on 1 August. It is priced in $AUD99.99 / €59.99 /£54.99 / $USD64.99 and has 709 pieces. Let’s take a closer look. [This set was provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. All opinions are my own.

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10372: LEGO® Botanicals Hibiscus

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Close-up of the LEGO Botanicals 10372 Hibiscus set, featuring colorful flower petals in various stages of bloom, green leaves, and tan stems.

The LEGO® Botanicals theme has gone from strength to strength, and the latest wave brings us contrasting builds, proving interesting building experiences.

Today, let’s look at the Hibiscus: following in the footsteps of the Bird of Paradise and Orchid, it brings tropical beauty and colour while invoking some some interesting recolourings to produce a delightful display piece, perfect to distract you as winter settles in (I am writing this in July 2025, from Melbourne Australia, where the weather is a little cooler than we have been used to for some time.)

Let’s take a closer look. [This set was provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. All opinions are my own.]

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10349 Happy Plants Spark Joy

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Two cheerful anthropomorphic plant pots, one yellow and one blue, each containing vibrant green plants. The yellow pot has a smiling face and arms, while the blue pot also displays a cute expression, showcasing the playful nature of the 10349 Happy Plants LEGO set.

Yesterday, we took a look at the latest 18+ Botanical set, the Japanese Red Maple. It demonstrates a great balance between organic form, a functional pot and a striking colour palette. Today I would like to look at the other June 2025 Botanicals release: the 10349 Happy Plants. This 217 part set is aimed at a 9+ audience, priced at $AUD29.9/USD22.99/€19.99 / £17.99 and is possibly the cutest set to have sprung up in this breakaway theme to date.

Unlike most of the other sets in this theme, the happy plants build and display experience focuses on the pots rather than the plants. With two pastel anthropomorphic pots, whimsical faces and the ability to hold hands, the plants themselves almost feel like an afterthought, but I think they are also part of the charm. Let’s take a closer look.

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10348 LEGO Botanicals Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree (review)

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LEGO Botanicals 10348 Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree model displayed with vibrant red and orange foliage on a green base.

A Bonsai Tree (10281) was one of the first sets released under the Botanical Collection label, back in 2021. Four years later, and it is still in the catalog. With Botanicals becoming their own theme this year, we have seen some delightful builds aimed at younger builders. But the grown-ups have not been forgotten, with the 10348 Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree being added to the catalog. It will be released June 1st, has 474 pieces and retails for $AUD99.99/€59.99/USD59.99/£54.99. The LEGO Group provided this set, but all opinions are my own.

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10347 Petite Sunny Bouquet

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The first sets in the Botanical Collection arrived in 2020, starting life as a subtheme of the ICONS theme, aimed at adult builders. After proving its enduring popularity, the collection has spun off into its own theme and now includes elegant model sets aimed at younger builders. The latest of these sets is the 10347 Petite Sunny Bouquet. With 373 parts and a collection of elegant pastel flowers, it has just been released in time for Mother’s Day.

Let’s take a closer look…

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