Review: 10342 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet from LEGO® Botanicals

2025 is not here yet, but we're having an early start with the new element mega-party pack, LEGO® Botanicals 10342 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet. The "Botanical Collection" no longer sits under the LEGO® Icons branding and instead becomes its own theme, so are these plant sets still worthy of adult hobbyists?

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10342 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet

• Release date: 1 January 2025
• Pieces: 749
• Price: US$59.99/ £54.99/ 59.99€/ AU$99.99

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New moulds 

LEGO Sunflower (part 6901)

• 8x Plant, Sunflower 2 x 2 with 16 Petals and Open Stud in Bright Light Blue (6525783 | 6901)

This is designed to be a flower and is indeed used as a flower. While not "original" use as such, it's a pleasant piece and useful in ornamentation.

It covers a 2 x 2 module area, filling such a gap nicely. The petals are quite thin, so stacking them leaves some room in between. It could be used as a ruff of some sort, maybe on sleeves.

LEGO Leaf/Petal 4 x 6 x 1⅓ (part 7096)

• 15x Plant, Leaf 4 x 6 x 1⅓ in Magenta (6519960 | 7096)

A beautiful piece, clearly related to Plant, Leaf 2 x 6 x 1 with 2 Studs (3565) in design, this new mould is also nice to photograph. To have 15 is a great quantity to start with, and the colour is elegant. The shaping reminds me of CCBS aesthetics, so this will make a good combination on Constraction models.

The measurements are beautifully in-System: 6 modules long, 4 modules wide; the tip arcs downward for the height of 2 plates, and the sides rise up by 1 plate.

LEGO Z-Blob / Ghost / Bell

• 3x Ghost / Bell in White (6525849 | unknown)

I couldn't find the Design ID inside this piece. 

The instructions explain that this has been designed for Z-Blob in the LEGO® DREAMZzz™ theme. In white, it reminds me of a ghost. It would make a great bell in metallic colours, too. 

The piece is 4 plates tall. Most of it is one module in diameter, but the broadening lower part is wider. It doesn't have enough room inside to accommodate the diameter of a minifigure neck.

Brick, Round 1 x 1 with 3 Bars (part 6331)

• 4x Brick, Round 1 x 1 with 3 Bars in Dark Green (6525927 | 6331)

This piece will also be used upside-down as a black tripod for minifigures in LEGO® Minifigures 71048 Series 27 on 1 January. Its use in LEGO Botanicals is natural, as it looks like a sturdier cousin of the classic grass / flower stalk (3741); the major differences being that the bars are of the usual 3.18 mm type, and are even in length. It's a fun piece; unexpected, and very useful.

Recolours

• 24x Minifig Shield Triangular in Light Nougat (6525771 | 3846)

How to use 24 light nougat shields? Skye Barnick has suggested architectural detailing in pink marble; I think pink sandstone is another possibility. They could make a nice crenellation on the eaves line. 

I call this next still life arrangement "The Wedding of the Woods":

• 2x Plant, Flower, Peony Rose with 2 Layers (6525773 | 5904)
• 2x Brick Round 2 x 2 Dome Bottom [Open Stud] in Light Nougat (6525767 | 15395)
• 12x Plant, Flower Stem with Bottom Pin in Sand Green (6526753 | 24855) - with 1 extra

Peonies in white are welcome, and the sand green stalks add variety to nature scenes, avoiding hues that are too bright.

• 8x Plate Special 1 x 1 with Tooth in Light Nougat (6525786 | 49668)
• 4x Plate Special 1 x 1 with Tooth in Nougat (6525785 | 49668)
• 8x Plate Special 1 x 1 with Clip Horizontal [Thick Open O Clip] in Nougat (6525784 | 61252, 52738)

What I see here is a bunch of ears! Some pierced for earrings, some not. Now we just need the rest of the necessary pieces for heads in nougat and light nougat.

• 8x Large Figure Shoulder Cover, Armor, Round, Smooth with Bar in Bright Pink (6517933 | 1686)

I smell roses here - indeed a same (or at least very similar) rose design that has appeared already in nougat, red and dark pink. But just as well, these armour shells are fantastic pieces and I've already had plenty of fun with them. Bright pink is a good colour.

• 8x Wheel Arch, Mudguard 2 x 3 x 1 1/3 in Bright Pink (6517912 | 49097)

The rose is completed by the thin mudguard, relatively easy to integrate into MOCs due to its one-plate-thick connection.

• 10x Technic Axle 32 in Dark Green (6523407 | 50450, 13927)

Dark green looong axle joins the options for LEGO Botanicals flower stalks. Axles this long are never exactly straight, but it won't be an issue here, and possibly one that is impossible to solve in plastic moulding.

• 6x Bar 3L in Dark Green (6525789 | 87994) - 1 is extra
  
• 4x Crown / Flower / Egg Shell Half in Dark Green (6525766 | 39262)
• 6x Equipment Candlestick in Dark Green (6522274 | 37762)
• 2x Plant, with Bar and Off-shoot with Stud in Dark Green (6529632 | 1566)

Unsurprisingly, there's more recolours in dark green. While nothing too revolutionary, I'm happy to see the available selection of parts in this colour, introduced in my childhood, to grow.

• 16x Weapon Axe Head, Clip-on (Viking) [Thick Clip] in Orange (6525753 | 53454)

Axe heads are a slam-dunk choice for petals due to their unique shape and elegant clip connection. 16 is a nice amount to start with. But…

• 44x Weapon Axe Head, Clip-on (Viking) [Thick Clip] in Reddish Orange (6526752 | 53454)

...even more axe heads, and in reddish orange! This is enough for a battalion of dwarves. With reddish orange axe blades.

• 16x Plant, Leaf 2 x 6 x 1 with 2 Studs in Sand Green (6525770 | 3565)

These leaf parts look great in photos, and are perfect for drier climates. I think they'll be very useful in non-plant uses as well. They certainly remind me of plesiosaur flippers and the 2001 LEGO® Dinosaurs theme; another personal childhood classic. These 16 would make 4 plesiosaurs, a prehistoric marine force to be reckoned with.

• 2x Plant, Leaves, Round 2 x 2 x 2/3 with + Axle Hole and 4 Leaf Extensions in Bright Light Orange (6525787 | 15469)
• 2x Dish 6 x 6 Inverted (Radar) with Solid Studs in Reddish Orange (6483785 | 44375b)
• 3x Plant, Fern 3 x 4 x 2 in Dark Red (6529631 | 5151)
• 2x Bar Curved with Axle End and 1 x 1 Round Plate in Sand Green (6525748 | 4042)
• 3x Plant, Flower Stem with Bar and 6 Stems in Dark Pink (6525790 | 19119)
• 3x Plate Special 1 x 1 with Hole Through Stud, 3 Bars and 3 Bar Holes in Dark Pink (6525769 | 1941)
• Minifig Head Plain [Vented Stud - 2 Holes] in Magenta (6493246 | 28621) - spotted on Pick a Brick walls

I'm finishing the impressive recolour section with this happy arrangement of miscellaneous goodies. Look at all these beautiful colours. 

The large fern piece in dark red is bound to become someone's tongue, and the bright light orange petal round bricks will make some pretty detailing on clothing.

Rare parts

• Technic Axle 32 in Sand Green (6329299 | 50450) - in 2 other sets
• Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #5 - 112.5° in Dark Green (6515241 | 32015) – also in 10370 Poinsettia (see our review by Tom Loftus)

• 4x Tile 45° Cut 2 x 2 (Triangle) in Light Nougat (6480369 | 35787) - in 2 other sets
• 4x Tile 1 x 1 with Groove - Light Nougat (6480394 | 3070b) - with 1 extra, in 2 other sets

• 12x Tile Round 2 x 2 with Bottom Stud Holder in Sand Green (6468072 | 14769) – in 2 other sets

These make nice cushions for furniture, so I'm happy to have such a bunch.

• 10x Bar 6L with Stop Ring in Sand Green (6474602 | 28921) - also in 10328 Bouquet of Roses (see review by me)

• 2x Plate Special 2 x 2 with Bar Frame Octagonal, Reinforced, Completely Round Studs - Reddish Orange (6510511 | 75937) - also in 10343 Mini Orchid (review by me is coming)
• 3x Plant, Flower Stem with Bottom Pin in Dark Green (6498565 | 24855)- with 1 extra, also in 10340 Wreath (see our review by Tom Loftus)
• 4x Plant, Leaves, Round 2 x 2 x 2/3 with + Axle Hole and 4 Leaf Extensions in White (6468789 | 15469) - in 2 other sets

Cool pieces all around.

The completed bouquet

In size, this is similar to previous bouquets. The first impression is the masterful arrangement of colours; there's enough bright deep hues and complementing natural, paler colours. It's called pink in the name of the set, but its pinkness is not overflowing. It's very convincing.

The bright pink roses look similar to ones in 10328 Bouquet of Roses, but due to the different connection of the outer petals, they're not as closed. The spiked shape of the white cornflower adds a nice contrast, being no less beautiful. The orange Persian buttercup has the best gradient of the bouquet, finishing with the yellow 3L axle in the middle.

The most striking, hero flower is the boat orchid, sporting the newly moulded petals. Three are included, but two of them share their stalk. The design is good, if slightly monstrous. The connection of the middle section could be stronger, but this issue is not huge.

Although the shield petals are flatter than on the real flower, the waterlily dahlia is beautiful, with its manifold shape and tender light nougat colour. The bright light blue daisies are small, but the effect of their colour to the whole is crucial. I think the Minions hair tuft pieces (68212) look perfect as their centres, as if they had been designed for this very use.

Canterbury bells have a very different morphology from the other flowers, but no less beautiful. It adds a neat vertical element to the arrangement. The flowers are supported by two sand green plants: elder (oval leaves) and "baby blue" eucalyptus (round leaves). They make the whole thing calmer.

A vase is not provided, though one is needed for display. 

The set looks great. But I have to address the elephant in the room: you can't display it simultaneously while using all the precious parts in your own models.

Conclusion

As this review has been praise all the way through, I don't have much more to say here. I'm happy to see more LEGO Botanicals sets; the designers still have plenty of fresh ideas, and new moulds make the set even more desirable for a MOC builder. 

US$59.99/ £59.99/ 59.99€/ AU$99.99 for 749 parts is great value, because these parts are all-the-way great. Displaying it and parting it out into your LEGO collection are both viable options.

 

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