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What is plant dropshipping? A guide for shop owners
Dropshipping is a sales model where you offer products in your webshop without holding any stock yourself. When you sell something, the supplier ships it straight to your customer. In plant dropshipping that supplier is a grower: you sell plants and flowers under your own brand while the grower packs and ships. So you need no warehouse and pay nothing up front.
Last updated: 27 July 2026
What is dropshipping exactly?
With dropshipping you sell products you do not keep in stock yourself. You list them in your webshop, set your selling price, and as soon as a customer orders, you pass the order on to your supplier. The supplier ships the product directly to your customer. You sit between the customer and the supplier, but you never touch the product yourself.
The difference with a classic webshop is the inventory. In a normal shop you buy products, store them and ship them yourself. With dropshipping your supplier handles storage and shipping. You focus on your assortment, your brand and your customers.
You earn on the difference between the purchase price and your own selling price. You set that margin yourself. Because you only buy when you sell, you have no money tied up in stock and no risk of unsold products.
How does it work, step by step?
A dropshipping order always follows the same route:
- You connect your supplier's assortment to your webshop and pick which products you sell.
- A customer places an order in your shop and pays your selling price.
- The order goes to the supplier automatically, who packs the product.
- The supplier ships directly to your customer, under your brand.
- You keep the difference between the purchase and selling price as your margin.
Stock and prices sync automatically, so you never sell something that is no longer available. You do not have to fill boxes or take parcels to the post office.
Why plants via Everspring?
Plants and flowers are a fragile, fresh product with short lead times. That makes dropshipping in this niche hard if you arrange it on your own, and strong if you use a specialist platform. Everspring connects you directly with verified European growers.
- 14,000+ products from verified European growers, so no long lead times from Asia.
- No inventory and no risk up front: you only pay when you sell.
- One invoice for everything you sell, no matter how many growers you buy from.
- Integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon.
- White-label shipping under your own brand.
By focusing on a niche within plants, flowers or green gifts, you stand out from the large, general shops. You build something that is truly your own, with a quality assortment.
How to start
Getting started with plant dropshipping does not have to be complicated. You do not have to set anything up yet. The first step is understanding how it works, after that you can try it out at your own pace.
Four steps to your first order
This is what the path to your first sale looks like when you work with Everspring.
- 1
Choose your niche
Decide which plants, flowers or green gifts you focus on. Focus makes your shop recognisable.
- 2
Connect your webshop
Install the Everspring integration in Shopify or WooCommerce, or connect your channel on bol.com or Amazon. Stock and prices sync automatically.
- 3
Choose your assortment and prices
Import the products that fit your niche and set your selling price per product, and with it your margin.
- 4
Take your shop live
As soon as a customer orders, the order goes to the grower, who ships directly to your customer under your brand.
Frequently asked questions
What does dropshipping cost?
The biggest cost in dropshipping is not the inventory, because you only pay for that when you sell. You pay the purchase price to the grower, and the difference with your selling price is your margin. On top of that come the costs of your platform and your own webshop. At Everspring we discuss the exact costs and the subscription in an intro call, so you know exactly where you stand up front.
Do I need inventory for dropshipping?
No. With dropshipping you hold no inventory. The grower keeps the plants and only ships them once you forward an order. So you need no warehouse and have no money tied up in products that may not sell.
Which webshops and channels can I connect?
Everspring connects with Shopify, WooCommerce, bol.com and Amazon. You sell under your own brand, and stock and prices sync automatically with your channel.
Is plant dropshipping different from regular dropshipping?
The model is the same, but plants are fresh and fragile and have short lead times. That is why, for plants, you work with a specialist platform and European growers instead of distant suppliers and long lead times.
Ready to start selling plants without inventory?
Request a demo and see how Everspring connects your webshop to 14,000+ products from verified European growers.