Coalition Of American Plant Societies

Coalition of American Plant Societies

The Coalition of American Plant Societies (CAPS) was started in 2012 to provide a forum for the leaders of national plant societies.These annual “summits” provide an avenue to discuss common opportunities and challenges, to network, and to foster mutual success.It is hoped that through this sharing, individual organizations would be better able to address challenges within their own organization.We have learned that the plant societies had many common challenges.

The National Chrysanthemum Society participated in the meetings in 2013 and 2014. The following organizations participated in 2014:

1. African Violet Society of America http://www.avsa.org/
2. American Camellia Society http://www.camellias-acs.com/
3. American Conifer Society http://conifersociety.org/
4. American Daffodil Society http://daffodilusa.org/
5. American Dahlia Society http://www.dahlia.org/
6. American Horticulture Society http://ahsgardening.org/
7. American Iris Society http://www.irises.org/
8. American Orchid Society http://www.aos.org/
9. American Rhododendron Society http://www.rhododendron.org/
10. American Rose Society https://www.rose.org/
11. Herb Society of America http://www.herbsociety.org/
12. National Chrysanthemum Society https://www.mums.org/

Each organization’s website link is shown above. We hope that we will seek out those that are of interest to you, or even better, review each because you might find a new interest. We have put together a page with some ideas from these we hope you will add to.

Other Plant Societies

In addition to those that attended the CAPS meeting, there are a number of other groups focused on particular plants. This is a list of some of those:

1. American Begonia Society http://www.begonias.org/
2. American Daylily Society https://daylilies.org/
3. American Hibiscus Society http://americanhibiscus.org/
4. American Hydrangea Society http://americanhydrangeasociety.org/
5. American Penstemon Society http://penstemons.org/index.php and its previous website http://apsdev.org/
6. American Peony Society https://www.americanpeonysociety.org/
7. American Primrose Society http://americanprimrosesociety.org/
8. American Violet Society http://www.americanvioletsociety.org/index.htm
9. Azalea Society of America https://www.azaleas.org/
10. Cyclamen Society https://www.cyclamen.org/
11. The Gesneriad Society http://www.gesneriadsociety.org/
12. International Lilac Society http://www.internationallilacsociety.org/
13. New Ornamentals Society http://www.cultivar.org/ sharing information about new ornamental plants
14. North American Lily Society http://www.lilies.org/
15. North American Native Plants Society http://nanps.org/
16. North American Rock Garden Society https://www.nargs.org/
17. Passiflora Society International https://www.passiflorasociety.org/

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Current participating societies 11/14/23 ---Source American Rose Society https://www.rose.org/garden-idea at the bottom of page. See second list below for list with links.

1. African Violet Society of America -- https://africanvioletsocietyofamerica.org/
2. American Society for Horticultural Science -- https://ashs.org/
3. American Bamboo Society
4. American Begonia Society
5. American Bonsai Society
6. American Boxwood Society
7. American Camellia Society
8. American Conifer Society
9. American Daffodil Society
10. American Dahlia Society
11. American Daylily Society
12. American Fern Society
13. American Fuchsia Society
14. American Gourd Society
15. American Hibiscus Society
16. American Horticultural Society
17. American Hosta Society
18. American Hydrangea Society
19. American Iris Society
20. American Ivy Society
21. American Orchid Society
22. American Penstemon Society
23. American Primrose Society
24. American Rhododendron Society
25. American Violet Society
26. Azalea Society of America
27. Ball Horticultural Company
28. Bromeliad Society International
29. Cactus and Succulent Society of America
30. Cryptanthus Society
31. Cycad Society
32. Cymbidium Society of America
33. Epiphyllum Society of America
34. Garden Writers Association (Garden Communicators)
35. Gesneriad Society
36. Hardy Fern Foundation
37. Hardy Plant Society
38. Heather Society
39. Historic Iris Preservation Society
40. Holly Society of America
41. International Aroid Society
42. International Geranium Society
43. International Palm Society
44. International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society
45. National Chrysanthemum Society
46. North American Gladiolus Society
47. North American Rock Garden Society
48. Pacific Bulb Society
49. Plumeria Society of America
50. Sedum Society

1. African Violet Society of America
   

2. American Society for Horticultural Science
   

3. American Bamboo Society
   

4. American Begonia Society
   

5. American Bonsai Society
   

6. American Boxwood Society
   

7. American Camellia Society
   

8. American Conifer Society
   

9. American Daffodil Society
   

10. American Dahlia Society
    

11. American Daylily Society
    

12. American Fern Society
    

13. American Fuchsia Society
    

14. American Gourd Society
    

15. American Hibiscus Society
    

16. American Horticultural Society
    

17. American Hosta Society
    

18. American Hydrangea Society
    

19. American Iris Society
    

20. American Ivy Society
    

21. American Orchid Society
    

22. American Penstemon Society
    

23. American Primrose Society
    

24. American Rhododendron Society
    

25. American Violet Society
    

26. Azalea Society of America
    

27. Ball Horticultural Company
    

28. Bromeliad Society International
    

29. Cactus and Succulent Society of America
    

30. Cryptanthus Society
    

31. Cycad Society
    

32. Cymbidium Society of America
    

33. Epiphyllum Society of America
    

34. Garden Writers Association
    

35. Gesneriad Society
    

36. Hardy Fern Foundation
    

37. Hardy Plant Society
    

38. Heather Society
    

39. Historic Iris Preservation Society
    

40. Holly Society of America
    

41. International Aroid Society
    

42. International Geranium Society
    

43. International Palm Society
    

44. International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society
    

45. National Chrysanthemum Society
    

46. North American Gladiolus Society
    

47. North American Rock Garden Society
    

48. Pacific Bulb Society
    

49. Plumeria Society of America
    

50. Sedum Society
    
    

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-- BobPries - 2014-07-21