Information and Events Monthly Meetings: All meetings are at the Will Rogers Exhibition Center at 3400 NW 36th, Oklahoma City, OK. All meetings are open to the public and visitors are enthusiastically welcomed. We have monthly meetings on the first Fridays in February through June, and August through December starting at 6:30pm. All of our meetings begin with a potluck meal. You can now get directions to find us via google maps, just type in Oklahoma Iris Society, and it will lead you to us!!
Upcoming Events:
Friday, Dec. 5th, 6:30pm: December Meeting and Annual Holiday Extravaganza! Program presented by guest hybridizer speaker, Anita Moran.
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Friday, Feb. 6th-6:30pm: Feb. Meeting featuring American Iris Society President, Bonnie Nichols, guest speaker. She will present on the great women that have hybridized irises over the decades.
Friday, March 6th, 6:30pm: March Meeting featuring guest hybridizer speaker, Rick Tasco!
Saturday, March 7th, 9am-12pm: Judges Training on Arilbred Irises by Rick Tasco.
Friday, April 3rd, 6:30pm: April Meeting, program: "How to Win the Iris Show"
Saturday, April 4th, 1pm-4:30pm: Early Iris Show
Saturday-Sunday, April 25-26th, 1-5pm on Sat, 11am-4pm on Sunday: 94th Annual Iris Festival!
Friday, May 1st: Membership Only Garden Tour-join our membership to receive access.
Friday, June 5th, 6:30pm: Annual Ice Cream Social, program featuring Hugh Stout and his Iris hybridizing program.
About Us
Established in 1924, the Oklahoma Iris Society is a group of garden enthusiasts who foster the growth, appreciation and study of the genus iris. We accomplish this through monthly meetings, judges schools, shows, sales, garden tours and our stewardship of the Iris Gardens at Will Rogers Gardens and the Iris Garden at Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. We celebrated our 90th anniversary of incorporation in 2022.
The Oklahoma Iris Society usually meets in Oklahoma City at Will Rogers Garden Exhibition Center at 3400 NW 36th Street We are affiliated with the American Iris Society, Region 22. Current Officers for the 2024-2026 Term President: Michael Kowalchyk Vice President: Angie Salazar Treasurer: Randy Moore Secretary: Faith Ryan
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