马萨诸塞州鸢尾协会（Iris Society of Massachusetts，简称 ISM）成立于 1981 年，是一个面向新英格兰地区鸢尾爱好者的非营利地方协会，会员费每年仅需每户 5 美元，是鸢尾爱好者组织中性价比最高的之一。
协会简介
协会总部位于马萨诸塞州，会员主要分布在马萨诸塞、缅因、罗德岛、新罕布什尔、康涅狄格与佛蒙特六州，少数会员远至美国其他州乃至海外。ISM 是美国鸢尾协会（American Iris Society，简称 AIS）及其第一区（Region 1，覆盖新英格兰及加拿大海洋省份）的官方分会，多年来以友好、活跃、富有教育性的氛围吸引着不同背景的会员，包括公寓园艺爱好者、郊区花园业主、农村园丁乃至专业种植者。
核心活动
每年四月下旬至七月鸢尾花季，ISM 都会组织鸢尾展和会员花园参观活动，夏季则举办根茎销售与拍卖，会员可以以优惠价格购得现代杂交品种。协会全年举行三到四次的周末聚会，内容涵盖鸢尾栽培讲座、新老品种幻灯片展示、育种家苗圃观察以及外请专家的专题报告；对所有活动，ISM 始终欢迎新人与访客参加，无需具备任何鸢尾种植经验，会员可获得每年两期的 IRID-ISM 通讯、免费参加各类聚会、花园参观与拍卖活动，并能与新英格兰地区以及其他鸢尾爱好者建立长期联系。
会员与通讯
ISM 会员费包含 IRID-ISM 通讯订阅、所有例会、花园参观、根茎销售和拍卖活动的参与资格。协会自 1982 年起定期出版 IRID-ISM 通讯，已累计发行三十九卷，是新英格兰地区鸢尾爱好者最重要的参考资料。ISM 鼓励会员同时加入美国鸢尾协会以与全国鸢尾爱好者建立联系，并获取 AIS 各专类分会（如大胡子鸢尾、路易斯安那鸢尾、西伯利亚鸢尾等）的资源；2026 年 ISM 已安排包括冬春例会、杂交家沙龙、根茎销售、拍卖、春秋两季花园参观以及与康涅狄格鸢尾协会联合举办的第一区秋季会议等多项活动。
鸢尾知识与资源
ISM 维护的鸢尾知识栏目系统介绍了九大常见鸢尾类群，包括有髯鸢尾中的微型矮生型（MDB）、标准矮生型（SDB）、中间型（IB）、边缘型（BB）、迷你高型（MTB）与高型（TB）共六类，以及无髯鸢尾和阿里尔/阿布瑞德鸢尾类群，每个类群都列出植株高度、花期、园艺用途与种植建议，是新英格兰园艺爱好者选择鸢尾品种的入门指南。协会还整理了全国、地区与本地鸢尾组织链接，包括美国鸢尾协会、阿里尔协会、历史鸢尾保护协会、路易斯安那鸢尾协会、西伯利亚鸢尾协会、SIGNA 物种鸢尾组织等十四个全国性组织，以及缅因、康涅狄格等地方鸢尾协会和多家专业鸢尾苗圃，欢迎访问者通过这些链接进一步探索鸢尾世界。
The Iris Society of Massachusetts (ISM) is a friendly, exciting, sociable and educational nonprofit organization founded in 1981 for iris enthusiasts across New England, with membership costing only five dollars per household per year, one of the best bargains among regional iris societies.
About the Society
Headquartered in Massachusetts, ISM draws its members primarily from Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont, with a few members planted in other states and even other countries. As the official affiliate of the American Iris Society (AIS) and AIS Region 1, which covers New England together with Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, the society welcomes apartment dwellers, suburbanites, country gardeners and commercial growers, uniting novices and veterans of many years around a shared love of irises of all types and sizes.
Core Activities
From late April through July, when irises are blooming across New England, ISM sponsors iris shows and tours of members’ gardens; in summer the society holds rhizome sales and auctions where modern hybrids are available at bargain prices. Three or four weekend meetings are held each year to discuss iris culture and gardening, view slides of new varieties, old favorites, exotic species and hybridizers’ seedling patches, and hear from iris experts and enthusiasts from across the country. Newcomers and guests are always welcome at any event, with no prior experience required, and members enjoy a twice-yearly newsletter, free participation in meetings, garden tours, sales and shows, and the chance to build long-term connections with iris lovers across New England and beyond.
Membership and Newsletter
The ISM membership fee includes a subscription to the IRID-ISM newsletter, attendance at all meetings, garden tours, sales and shows. The IRID-ISM newsletter has been published continuously since 1982, reaching Volume 39 in 2020 and remaining the most important reference for New England iris growers. As an AIS affiliate, ISM encourages members to also join the American Iris Society to connect with a national group dedicated to the favorite flower; the 2026 calendar features the Winter Hybridizers’ Meeting, Spring Meeting and Photo Contest, Region 1 Spring Garden Tour and Judges’ Training, the AIS National Convention, ISM Garden Tour, Rhizome Sale, summer Auction, Region 1 Fall Meeting and the Fall Seed and Plant Exchange, alongside joint events with the Connecticut Iris Society.
Iris Resources
The Iris Info section of the ISM website offers a systematic introduction to the nine major groups of garden irises, including the six bearded classes: Miniature Dwarf (MDB), Standard Dwarf (SDB), Intermediate (IB), Border (BB), Miniature Tall (MTB) and Tall (TB), together with beardless irises and aril/arilbred irises; each entry lists plant height, bloom season, garden use and cultivation tips, making the page a practical starting point for New England gardeners selecting varieties. The Iris Links page curates fourteen national and international iris societies, including the American Iris Society, Aril Society International, Dwarf Iris Society, Historical Iris Preservation Society, Median Iris Society, Reblooming Iris Society, Society for Japanese Irises, Society for Louisiana Iris, Society for Pacific Coast Native Irises, Society for Siberian Irises, Species Iris Group of North America (SIGNA) and Tall Bearded Iris Society, together with local New England clubs, regional mail-order nurseries specializing in Siberian and Japanese irises, and general gardening resources.
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