Welcome to the web site for Orchid Species Plus. We hope you enjoy your visit.Orchid Species Plus is a family owned and operated nursery in Kingston, a small rural town in central Victoria, about 30 minutes drive from Ballarat. We have been growing orchids for over 30 years but the hobby has completely taken over and we have been operating as a full time nursery for nearly 9 years.
During the ensuring 30+ years we have become very interested in the collecting and conservation of species orchids from all over the world and now boast one of the largest commercial collections in Australia. Our interest in the conservation of endangered species sees us regularly pollinating and producing seed from our most treasured species orchids, raising this seed and making these rare gems availably to our customers in Australia and to the rest of the world.
We regularly import our own consignments of orchids from places as far flung as the Philippines, India, Malaysia and South America. We control all aspects of the importation process and believe we have one of the most efficient importation procedures of any Australian orchid nursery. This means we get the newest species for our customers first.
Our collection contains many hundreds of genera but we have botanically significant collections of species Bulbophyllum, Coelogyne, Dracula, Masdevallia, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Maxillaria. So if there’s a hard to find species you’re looking for, we are sure to have it and if we don’t, we can try and get it for you.
We also attend many orchid fairs so check our events pages to see when we will be heading your way. Our nursery is open by appointment to both individuals and clubs alike. We have barbeque facilities for larger groups and are happy to provide workshopping visits. Just let us know in advance as we have many commitments and may not be available at short notice.
So please enjoy our website and we look forward to meeting you.
Bill, Jan, and Craig Miles.
Upcoming Events
March 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2013
Queensland International Orchid Fair
March 9th and 10th 2013
Narooma Orchid Workshop
April 5th and 6th 2013
Castle Hill International Orchid Fair
May 17h, 18th and 19th 2013
Orchids Out West
June 8th and 9th 2013
Gympie Golden Orchid Spectacular
June 29th and 30th 2013
Mingara Orchid Fair, NSW
July 6th and 7th
Country Challenge, Mildura
August 16th, 17th, 18th 2013
St Ives, NSW
August 23rd, 24th, 25th 2013
Melbourne Orchid Spectacular
October 4th, 5th , 6th 2013
Southern Orchid Spectacular