International Iris Societies

The Iris Encyclopedia cooperates with Iris societies around the world: Below are Iris Societies that provide information and services to their nations or regions. Each has a page on the Encyclopedia that sends you to their website and/or provides information about their area found in the Encyclopedia.

National or Multinational Iris Societies

• The American Iris Society (Website) The American Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The Canadian Iris Society The Canadian Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The Iris Society of Australia The Australian Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The British Iris Society The British Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The French Iris Society ( Société Français des Iris et Plantes Bulbeuses (S.F.I.B.); ) Website) S.F.I.B. on the Encyclopedia
• The German Iris Society (Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde) website The German Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The Italian Iris Society (Societá d'Italiana dell'Iris;) (website) The Italian Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The Middle-European Iris Society (website) The Middle-European Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The New Zealand Iris Society (website) The New Zealand Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The Russian Iris Society (Российское Общество Ириса) (website) The Russian Iris Society on the Encyclopedia
• The Ukrainian Iris Society (Української Спілки Ірису) (website and English website using Google Translate) The Ukrainian Iris Society on the Encyclopedia

Other countries with indigenous Iris Hybridizers.

• Argentina
• China Iris and Irisarians of China
• Japan Iris and Irisarians of Japan
• Korea Iris and Irisarians of Korea

Other International Cooperating Societies based of Iris Classification

• Aril Society International (website)
• Tall-Bearded Iris Society (website)

The National Societies also have working groups specializing in a class of Iris and while these are sections of the main society you can also join only that section:

• Sections of AIS (The American Iris Society)
  • Dwarf Iris Society
  • The Historic Iris Preservation Society
  • Society for Japanese Iris
  • Society for Louisiana Irises
  • Median Iris Society
  • Novelty Iris Society
  • The Society for the Pacific Coast Native Iris
  • The Reblooming Iris Society
  • Siberian Iris Society
  • Species Iris Group of North America (SIGNA)
  • Spuria Iris Society

• Groups of BIS (The British Iris Society) has both geographic groups and specialist groups
  
  • The Species Group for those who enjoy growing iris and irid species
  • The Group for Beardless Irises specializing in Japanese, Siberian, Spuria & Pacific Coast along with the other beardless irises and iridaceae
  • The Kent Group drawn from Kent and the surrounding counties
  • West and Midlands Iris Group members living in a wide area covering the Midlands, Wales and its borders
• Sections of New Zealand Iris Society
  • Heritage Irises

Other Plant Societies that also deal with Irises

• Pacific Bulb Society.
• Royal General Bulb Growers' Association (De Koninklijke Algemeene Vereeniging voor Bloembollencultuur (KAVB))

Their are also Iris Groups on Social Media

• See these

Regions/countries That had an iris society but can no longer be found on the internet now-- probably all expired! Does anyone have more information?

• The Iris Society of Japan (Nihon Iris Kyokai)
• Belgian Iris Society
• The Central Iris Society (Moscow)
• Danish Iris Society
• The Japanese Iris Society ( Nihon Hanashobu Kyokai )
• Iris Society of Southern Africa
• Schweizer Iris-und Lilienfreunde (Swiss iris society)

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