Welcome to the
San Diego Iris Society
Welcome! General meetings of the San Diego Iris Society are held the second Sunday from October to June at 1:00 p.m. Special events occur in September, December, February, May. Please see the latest newsletter for details.
Interested in joining our friendly society? Click here to download the membership form, or contact membership@sandiegoirissociety.org.
All San Diego Iris Society sponsored events are free and open to the public.
For more information about these events, please contact the San Diego Iris Society by email at info@sandiegoirissociety.org.
For information on how to join our friendly society and receive our monthly newsletter, see SDIS Membership
Check out Iris Info for interesting articles and gardening tips on how to grow and hybridize your own irises
SDIS Marketplace features our members' businesses which offer products and services related to irises
Board Members lists current officers and committees
Congratulations 2023 SDIS Spring Show Winners!
In Memoriam
Jim Schade (1938-2023)
It is with a heavy heart we inform you that our dear friend and fellow SDIS member Jim Schade passed away.
In Memoriam
Patrick Powell (1948-2023)
It is with a heavy heart we inform you that our dear friend and fellow SDIS member Patrick Powell passed away.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2023-2024 Meetings & Special Events
We have resumed our in-person meetings at the Lakeside Historical Society. We have reinstated our potluck lunch at our meetings, so please bring your favorite dish. Masks will be required indoors regardless of vaccination status. Breakthrough cases are very real and pose a risk to our more vulnerable friends and family.
- SDIS Meetings
- San Diego Iris Society (SDIS) meets the second Sunday at 1:00PM, unless otherwise noted
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
November 12, 2023
SDIS General Meeting
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
December 10, 2023
SDIS Holiday Party (Members Only)
Claire Schneider's Home - details will be provided in SDIS December newsletter
2024
January 14, 2024
SDIS General Meeting
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
Sunday, February 11, 2024
SDIS 61st Birthday Party
Social Hour at 11:00 am, Buffet at noon, Presentation at 1:00 pm
Location: 9906 Maine Avenue, Lakeside CA
RSVP required
March 10, 2024
SDIS General Meeting
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
April 14, 2024
SDIS General Meeting
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
April 26-28, 2024
Spuria/Louisiana Iris Mini Convention
Hosted by The Iris Society of Dallas - Texas
SAN DIEGO IRIS SOCIETY SPRING SHOW AND SALE
First weekend in May 2024
Casa del Prado, Room 101, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
May 4-5, 2024
San Diego Iris Society
Spring Show & Potted Iris Sale
- Friday May 3rd - Setup
- Saturday, May 4 - Spring Show - open to the public at noon
- Sunday, May 5 - Spring Show - open to the public at 10am
June 9, 2024
Spring Show Awards, Ice Cream Social & Officer Elections
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
June 25-29, 2024
American Iris Society National Convention
Hosted by the Greater Portland Iris Society
Focus on Japanese Irises
Integrated Pest Management
Click here to view the Presentation by Olga Batalov to the San Diego Iris Society on March 10, 2019.
Camera Fun with Irises
Click here to view the Presentation by Olga Batalov to the San Diego Iris Society on March 8, 2020.
Lynda Miller, Iris Hybridizer
Click here to read about Lynda Miller's presentation
to the San Diego Iris Society on February 9, 2019
about her iris hybridizing activities in Oregon.
