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Welcome to the wonderful world of orchids at Burnham Nurseries in beautiful South Devon. We are a family run nursery, orchid specialists for over 60 years with the widest range of orchids in UK. You can visit our nursery 7 days a week as we always have a colourful show of orchids in bloom all year round in our shop and also in Orchid Paradise, our unique show house full of ever-changing displays of unusual orchid species from around the world. Relax in our café with tasty refreshments and gain help and advice from our knowledgeable staff.
Mail Order is our speciality, we can send any orchids to you using our fast services within the UK, browse our online shop for the latest special offers and orchids flowering now as well as all the species and hybrids available.
We travel around the UK to orchid shows and events so check our Show Diary to find one close to you this year.
Learn more about these fascinating plants on one our popular Orchid Masterclasses, full day courses for beginners on how to get the most out of your hobby. If you have a problem plant, bring it to the Orchid Clinic!
As a special offer, we will pick you 6 lovely, different flowering orchids for only £105, saving £15!! They are all with fresh flower and buds, easy to grow in the home. All come with free growing instructions. Please select a preference to cool or warm growing if you wish.
We've a range of different warm growing phalaenopsis, easy to grow houseplants. They are super plants, flowering now in a mixture of colours all with 2 stems.
They will flower throughout the year, very long lasting, so make ideal beginner's orchids. The flowers are held on the tall stem above the fleshy leaves. These photos give an idea of varieties often available, not of the colours definitely included as this varies with the availability.
Usually £20 each, but with this special offer - 3 for £55!
State any colour preference you have in the Customer Comments box in the Checkout, we will do our best to choose the closest we can to your request.
Varieties will vary to those pictured, we always try to pick a good selection including plain and patterned varieties.
Seen through the eyes of the family, "Orchids – One Family’s Passion" by Wilma Rittershausen, chronicles the modest start and slow rise of Burnham Nurseries through the decades, to the world respected position it holds today. It recalls a bygone age, and reflects upon the people and nurseries which are now long gone. The book details the many changes concerning the importation and regulation of species, and laments the loss of the old style private collections. It reflects upon the use of now banned pesticides, early hybrids, classic plants which tell their own tales, and other important historical changes, up to the present day. A really interesting read even if you are not an orchid enthusiast! Paperback 170 pages
Cool growing miniature species which grow at high altitude in Central and South America. These are ideal for terrariums as they enjoy the humidity created in that environment. Clump- forming plants with thick leaves on a thin stem. The flowers are produced where the leaf meets the stem and they can bloom several times a year in any season. The exquisite flowers have detailed patterning, best seen with a microscope!
Grow in a minimum 10C in Winter, shaded in summer and damp all year. They are potted in a mix of sphagnum moss and Perlite to help keep them moist. Mist leaves regularly to increase the humidity.
