Welcome to Slater's Orchids
New Zealand Based Orchid Supplier -
We are now closed.
Check back in July 2025 season.
Slater's is a successful family owned Orchid Nursery producing high quality cymbidium orchids. We hope you enjoy your browse through our catalogue to see what varieties we have available.
ABOUT US
Our Story
Slaters Orchids is a New Zealand family business flourishing in the lush green region of Taranaki.
From humble beginning in 1986 we now have a staff of 10 and greenhouses covering 9500 square metres of land at Bell Block, just north of New Plymouth.
The nursery is big on reliability and quality.
Our staff love coming to work each day and working amongst such beauty and diversity.
You will find us well organized, reliable and easy to work with. We look forward to being able to work with you.
Don Slater - Owner/Manager
Dean Walker - Export & Senior Horticultural Technician
Tracey Feaver - Local & NZ Sales
Yansong Zhou - Greentec Laboratory Tissue Culture Technician
'How To Order'
Export and Local (NZ Wide) Market
All our cymbidium orchids are personally checked sleeved, placed in water vials before being packed into Tetron and boxed into our 5 Star boxes (1mtr long x 35cm wide x 10cm deep) ready for delivery to you. For colour ranges please see our 'catalogue'.
We pack mono boxes one colour of same variety or mixed coloured boxes.
Boxed Orders
Box size
15's - 15 stems per box / 5-7 blooms approx each stem
12's - 12 stems per box / 7-9 blooms approx each stem
10's - 10 stems per box / 9-12 blooms approx each stem
8's - 8 stems per box / 11-15 blooms approx each stem
On-Site Nursery Shop
Open 6 days from 8am - 3.30pm, closed on Sundays (during the season June - Dec approx)
We sell orchids in our shop by the stem, bunches and potted orchid plants. Slipper Orchids (on request)
We have three easy ways to shop
- Send us an email
- Phone us
- Visit our nursery shop
If you would like to become an account holder, please register.
Our Cymbidium Orchid Selection
The four main colour ranges are Pink, Green, White and Yellow. Within that colour palette there are many different shades and characteristics.
Our Orchid flowers also come in the novelty hues of Orange, Brown and Burgundy.
Cymbidium Orchids
Cymbidium orchids have beautiful blooms with a central mouth or throat that makes the flower appear to be singing. This throat is often speckled, sometimes a similar colour to the other petals or it can be a complete contrast. These striking waxy flowers can last three to four weeks in a vase – and longer. We have 65 different varieties, and 9 are exclusive to us.
The cymbidiums orchid derives its name from "cymba", the Latin word for boat, which describes the central feature of these extraordinary flowers. In the wild, cymbidiums can be found in tropical and subtropical Asia and northern Australia. These exquisite blooms speak of romantic corsages and dramatic bouquets. They also represent love, luxury, beauty and strength. In ancient Greece, orchids were associated with virility.
The four main colour ranges are pink, green, white and yellow. Within that colour palette there are many different shades and characteristics. The flowers also come in the novelty hues of orange, brown and burgundy.
New Zealand market
We Sell Orchids
- By the stem
- Bunches - to your requirement
- Simple Bouquets
- Weddings
- Conference functions
- Potted Flowering Orchid Plants
- Slipper Orchids (on request)
- Boxed orders as below:
- Box size:
15's - 15 stems per box - 5 - 7 blooms per stem
12's - 12 stems per box - 7 - 9 blooms per stem
10's - 10 stems per box - 9 - 12 blooms per stem
8's - 8 stems per box - 11- 15 blooms per stem
6's - 6 stems per box - 16 plus blooms per stem
About Us
Slater’s Orchids is a New Zealand family-owned business flourishing in the lush green region of Taranaki. From humble beginnings in 1986, we now have a staff of 12 and greenhouses covering 9500 square metres of land at Bell Block, just north of New Plymouth. In the folds of Mt Taranaki, our nursery produces nearly 100,000 stems of cymbidium orchids from May to November each year.
We export 80% of these extraordinary flowers to customers throughout the world, particularly to Japan, the United States, Netherlands and Australia. The rest are sold on the New Zealand market, to our Taranaki customers and in the nursery’s own shop.
Physical Address:
18 Ninia Road,
(first gateway on right off Corbett Rd)
Pariate, New Plymouth 4373
New Zealand
Postal:
218 Corbett Road, RD3,
New Plymouth, New Zealand 4373
General Enquiries: Office: 027 427 3393
or Dean 027 247 8188
E: sales@slatersorchids.co.nz
Export:
Dean 027 247 8188
E: dacmag.np@gmail.com
NZ & Local Sales:
Tracey 027 427 3393
E: sales@slatersorchids.co.nz
Hours:
Orchid Shop: Monday - Closed, out of season