Botanicals Review and Interview IV: 11509 Flowering Cactus

A LEGO set featuring the 11509 Flowering Cactus on a wooden shelf, showcasing two cacti with flowers in a blue pot.

Sorry about the interruption to this series: Our local major event intervened. Brickvention 2026 was great fun, and just a little bit exhausting. Today, we complete our reviews of the January 2026 Botanicals releases, and present the final installment of our interview with Senior Designer Theo Bonner, in which we take a moment to discuss the pink roses bouquet, and why it wasn’t just a clone of the red roses; see what made a collection of designers get up and take a look at what their colleague had achieved, and ponder whether the Botanicals sets just don’t feature enough Spinjitsu. Or do they?

Then we will take a closer look at the Flowering Cactus, another of the 2026 Botanical selection. This set has 482 parts and is aimed at builders aged 9 and up. It is priced at $AUD99.99 / $USD49.99 / 59.99 € / £54.99.

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New 2026 Botanicals Revealed.

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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