Welcome! General meetings of the San Diego Iris Society are held the second Sunday from October to June at 1:00 p.m.

Due to COVID-19, meetings will be conducted by ZOOM until further notice. Please see the latest email from Claire Schneider 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.

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2021 Meetings & Special Events

• SDIS Meetings

• (SDIS meets on Sundays at 1:00PM, unless otherwise noted)

October 10th (Sunday) - NO POTLUCK

Agenda: Member's Only Iris Rhizome Auction

Lakeside Historic Society, 1 to 3 PM

9906 Maine Ave., Lakeside, CA

November 14th (Sunday)

Program: TBD

Lakeside Historic Society, 1 to 3 PM

9906 Maine Ave., Lakeside, CA

December 12th (Sunday)

- Holiday Party TBD

All in-person meetings and sales arecontingent on pandemic guidelines at the time of the event. As of this writing, masks must be worn indoors by all, regardless of vaccination status. You may bring snacks to eat outside, but unlike previous meetings there will not be a potluck, again for safety.

SDIS members, please see the latest San Diego Iris Society Newsletter for details.

• AIS Zoom Events for AIS and SDIS Members

• For the most current information, visit: https://www.irises.org/news-events/

• Each webinar starts at 5:30 PDT and will last 60-90 minutes, with a Q&A session at the end.

• Wednesday, September 1st

• - "An Introduction to Growing Pacific Coast Irises" by Bob Sussman, president of Society for Pacific Coast Native Iris

• Wednesday, September 8th

• - "Beauty from the Past, Saved for the Future" by Wendy Scott, president of the Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS)

• AIS Region 15 Fall Meeting (Prescott, AZ)

• For the most current information, visit: Region 15 AIS - Home Page

The Prescott Iris Round-Up, will held by the Prescott Area Iris Society on Saturday, October 23, 2021.

Featuring Jim Hedgecock, Iris hybridizer and owner of Comanche Acres Iris Gardens

Presentation: "Shoot-out at the Iris Corral - Tall Bearded versus Spuria"

Time to put on your cowboy boots and meet up for the 2021 Fall Conference! We are rarin' to go and looking forward to welcoming you to "Everyone's Hometown' - Prescott, Arizona.

Featured photo is intermediate bearded iris 'Concertina' growing in Jim and Edith Schade garden in Ramona, CA. HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni