CIDS First meeting of 2021 will be Friday February 12th at the Rochester Community Center.  The meeting will begin at 7PM – Hope to see many there!

On Sunday, May 16th beginning at 2PM Bret Clement of Clement Daylily Garden “The Cat’s Meow Of Daylilies” will be our speaker.  We will also have a mini auction of some Clement cultivars along with a business meeting.

Summer Fun In 2021! – Central Illinois Daylily Club will host the Region 2 Summer Meeting in Springfield IL Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 9-11.  The event will be held at Northfield Inn and Conference Center in Springfield IL.  You may visit adsregion2.org for updated information.  There will be 5 Central Illinois daylily gardens on tour.

Central Illinois Daylily Society will hold its annual daylily sale Saturday August 7th at the Washington Park Botanical Garden, Springfield IL.  The sale will be open to the public from 12PM to 3PM.

The Hybridizer Auction will be held this fall.  Additional information TBA.

November meeting TBA

CIDS Christmas Party – TBA

On June 23, 2018 CIDS hosted an hosting an on scape daylily show accredited by the American Daylily Society.

And The Winners Are –  Congratulations!!!                                                                         Deb Miller – Extra Large – Lavender Rainbow                                                              Rich Ford – Large – Brookwood Lee Causey                                                               Nikki Schmith – Small – Lights In The Shadows                                                            Nikki Schmith – Mini – Ojo Poco                                                                                     Rich Ford – Double – Micro Chip                                                                                    Lori Doolin – Spider – Ad Infinitum                                                                          Rich Ford – Unusual – Heavenly Breezes                                                                     Nikki Schmith – Seedling                                                                                               Nikki Schmith – Best In Show – Lights In The Shadows                                                Nikki Schmith – Sweepstakes

CIDS Meeting/Program – Sunday, March 18th at the Rochester Community Center from 12pm to 4pm. Gayle Storey will speak about her hybridizing program and a few of her introductions will be auctioned!!

CIDS Member’s Only Auction/Potluck/Meeting – Sunday, May 20th beginning at 12pm at the Rochester Community Center

CIDS Daylily Show – Saturday, June 23rd at Washington Park

CIDS Tour of Member’s Gardens – Saturday, July 7th with a picnic at Sandy Gabriel’s

CIDS Annual Plant Sale – August 4th from 12pm to 3pm at Washington Park

The March meeting will be held on Sunday the 18th from 12-4pm at the Rochester Community Building.  Gayle Story of Nature’s Edge Daylilies, Danville IL will give a talk on her hybridizing program.  She and her husband Rick have been hobby gardening for almost 30 years.  She has been hybridizing for almost as long.  Her focus is on blue/lavenders, true reds, eyed patterns and deep true purples.  She grows strong hardy plants in an open prairie setting.

We will also auction some of her creations at this meeting to be delivered sometime in May.  Hope to see you there!!

CIDS held their annual daylily sale August 5, 2017 at the Springfield Botanical Gardens.  There were lots and lots of beautiful daylilies to choose from, which made it very difficult to pick just one!  It was a beautiful day and the turnout was wonderful.

There are two main summer events that we would like to announce:

CIDS Open House and Flower Show

Saturday, June 25th, 12:00-3:00pm, Washington Park Botanical Garden

CIDS invites all to join them for an open house and flower show. CIDS Members will be on-hand to discuss the varieties of daylilies, plant habits and care, and the national daylily organization, the American Hemerocalis Society. Light refreshments will also be served to those who attend.

CIDS Plant Sale

Saturday, August 6th, 12:00-3:00pm, Washington Park Botanical Garden

CIDS invites the general public to purchase plants (mostly Daylilies and sun perennials) to benefit our club, the Central Illinois Daylily Society.

OK, I’m breaking my own rules here, but here is the list. This is only the list from Blue Ridge Daylilies, but there will be more plants donated by your fellow members. Those names, photos and details will be included in the presentation at the auction.

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We have been given the approval from AHS to host an official Exhibition and Show on June 27th, 2015. Our show in 2014 was a big hit, and we hope this year will be even better.

SHOW SCHEDULE

8:00a-11:00a      Registration / Classification / Placement.

Exhibitors may arrive with their exhibits and groom near the show location. A small grooming area will be provided. It is recommended you come to the show location with your exhibits already groomed. Friendly faces will be on hand to help you with your exhibits.

11:00a                No new entries accepted for placement. Only entries in the possession of the placement or classification committee will be accepted for judging. All other entries will be placed in the non-judged display area. The show chair will resolve discrepancies, and the decision will be final.

11:30a                Final placement and registration completed. This time allows for classification to complete entries that had been received at or before 11:00. This time also allows the placement committee to make final adjustments.

11:30a-1:00p      Exhibition Judging. Only judges, clerks and show chairs allowed inside judging area.

12:00p-4:00p     Membership and Education Table open.

1:00p                  Show open to public.

1:00p-1:30p       Tabulation and awards placement.

4:00p                  Show closed. Exhibits and awards must be claimed by 4:15pm. Dismantling begins at 4:00pm.

Below is a link to the entire schedule. If you have any questions, please contact Jacob Braun.

Link to Show Schedule