Last Saturday the Utah Iris Society held the first of it's 2 sanctioned shows. The day before some of the gardens had wind, rain, and some hail so our number of entries was down a little,,,about 110. I never remember s show where we commented on how perfect the weather had been. Here are some pictures......
The showroom






Mesmerizer



Momentum



Hot Property



Jessie's Song



Gnu's Rayes


Intoxicating



Sheba's Jewel



Eyes on You



Sarah Tash



Chickasaw Sue


One of my seedlings


Silk and Honey


Presby Crown Jewel


Daughter of Stars


Spiced Peaches


San Francisco .........the first Dykes winner 1927



Intoxicating....Best Specimen...Intoxicating


Best seedling.........fantastic branching


Some of the designs......

Awesome Paul, I've never gone to an iris show, I have no idea how they are conducted. I guess I should visit one.

Great pics ! Looks like it was a wonderful show !....Arlyn

Great photos of a wonderful event. Next best thing to being there is a photo tour. Did you enter anything this year Paul?

I LOVE Mesmerizer! And especially like that second to last arrangement. You have a good eye as to which of the best to choose.

I didn't enter this year. First, I was a little lazy My second reason is that the morning of the show I had to take my oldest grandson to the SLC Airport at 5 AM. The airport is about 50 miles from my home. Then if I had taken entries I would have had to wait for 2 hours for the showroom to open. It was just to complicated. I did spend the day at the show though visiting with old friends.

Great photos Paul!

Great to see a photo of Mesmerizer, mine died this winter so I never got to see it bloom.

So which iris won best of show?

I had to miss our show a couple weeks ago, so I thoroughly enjoyed looking at your pictures.. Thanks for posting.

Intoxicating won best specimen. It also won at a show 2 years ago. A good iris......

Great post and virtual visit, I have never been to a flower show. It's ironic as I've worked within 300 feet from the door of a local conservatory that hosts such events as our state AHS Daylily events. I've only visited the conservatory once in all the years I've worked near or driven by.

When I think of flower shows I think of Aunt Bee from The Andy Griffith Show. Title is "It's Only a Rose" and free for (re) view on youtube and tvland. If you're feeling nostalgic it's good episode, I watched it earlier after searching the title. LOL.

Thanks for posting, I'll have to watch for something similar to attend this year. I've never seen flowers judged. I judge my own but it should prove interesting. I don't hybridize (yet) but I'd enjoy the show for sure. Even roses.

Great pictures, Paul -- thanks for letting us attend the show vicariously!!

You said you didn't enter -- but one of the pictures says *My Seedling*.................??

I gave some small seedlings to a friend a couple of years ago. She raised it and brought it but the judges said that because I made the cross it should be ID'd as my seedling. Silk and Honey pictured on this thread was the pod parent.....

The ISM show is this year & I bet is mostly medians, as I don't think many will have TBs by Memorial Day. We alternate show & sale years as the same people do all the work.

We are lucky here to have about 10 people who [itch in here to set up and take down the shows. We set up the tables the night before.....

We do also, but we are too far away for that chore.