Welcome
On this website you will find a basic guide to the family of irises. We have also added links to the wide range of other sources that we hope you may find interesting and useful.
Information about the BIS is here as well as lists of its events and related groups, both local and specialist.
We hope you will enjoy this site and come to share our love, excitement and interest in Irises.
Note that our membership rates have now changed but still offer excellent value, new members will be welcomed and enquiries through the contact page answered as promptly as possible.
The British Iris Society is registered with The Charity Commission - number 261896
Promoting British Irises since 1922
Promoting British Irises since 1922
We were delighted the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 awarded the British Iris Society a Gold Medal.
You can read more about the event and get a link to the BBC coverage here.
Become a member of the society
Our membership grows a wide range of plants and it is often said that there is an iris for every soil condition.
Some members also continue the long tradition of breeding new varieties while others work hard to preserve historic ones.
The BIS counts a number of Plant Heritage National Collection Holders amongst its members.
Why not join us?
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News and Events
Dates for your diary
2024 Virtual Show Winners
Moorcroft Pottery for West & Midlands Iris Group’s 50th
AGM & Lecture Day 2024
2023 Virtual Show Winners
Members’ Wants & Offers
Trying to Restore My Dear Friends Collection
RHS Awards to Members
John Salter bearded Iris and early ‘natural’ hybrids
Chelsea 2022: Stand GPE193 in the Great Pavilion
Ferdinand Cayeux Irises
