The Aril Society International
The Aril Society International is a group of iris enthusiasts from around the world that are devoted to promoting the aril and arilbred irises. Deadline for sending Lars Høpfner seed for ASI’s seed exchange program is September 15th.
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Plant Sale Basics
Each year the Aril Society has a plant sale which is open to members only. This provides a great opportunity to buy certain cultivars of arils and arilbreds which may not otherwise be commercially available, including new introductions by ASI members. All the plants are donated by growers, hybridizers, and fellow members of the Aril Society International. The profits are used to help supplement the cost of the ASI Yearbook.

Each June a price list is mailed out to all the ASI members. The list typically contains a few hundred cultivars and a handful of color photos. These cultivars are always a good mix of arils & arilbreds, quarterbreds, halfbreds, historics, new introductions, and even some unregistered seedlings. There is bound to be something of interest that you can grow no matter where you live.

The chair of the plant sale is Betsy Higgins. Orders or general inquiries should be sent to Betsy at The co-chair of the plant sale is James Washington. Donors should send plants or inquiries to James at
2008 Catalog
2009 Catalog
2010 Catalog
Seedling 'PT9929' photo by Patricia Toolan.

Copyright © 1996-2009 Aril Society International. Created April 25, 1996 by Tom Tadfor Little. Last update August 21, 2010 by Dennis Kramb.