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
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2023 Meetings & Special Events
We have resumed our in-person meetings at the Lakeside Historical Society. Please note 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
- SDIS meets the second Sunday at 1:00PM, unless otherwise noted
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
2023
February 11, 2023
SDIS 60th Birthday Party
with Presentation by Jim Hedgecock of Comanche Acres Iris Garden will be the featured speaker giving his presentation, "Shoot-out Between Spuria and Tall Bearded Iris."
Social Hour at 11:00 am, Buffet at noon, Presentation at 1:00 pm
Location: 411 Hotel Circle South, San Diego CA
To make your reservation(s) send a check made out to San Diego Iris Society to Janis Shackelford at 9716 Red Pony Lane, El Cajon 92021. The cost is $22 per person if you pay before February 1st. After that, the cost is $25 per person.
March 12, 2023
SDIS General Meeting
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
April 9th Meeting may be cancelled
Please plan to attend other April Iris Society Activities - AIS Convention (visit irises.org) and AIS Region 15 Spring Trek (visit region15ais.org)
SAN DIEGO IRIS SOCIETY SPRING SHOW AND SALE
First weekend in May 2023
Casa del Prado, Room 101, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
May 6-7, 2023
San Diego Iris Society Spring Show & Potted Iris Sale
Location: Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego CA
Friday May 5th - Setup
Saturday, May 6 - Spring Show - open to the public at noon
Sunday, May 7 - Spring Show - open to the public at 10am
June 11, 2023
Spring Show Awards and Ice Cream Social
Time: 1:00 to 3:00PM
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.