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Midwest Daffodil Society

The MIDWEST DAFFODIL SOCIETY seeks to promote and encourage the growing and scientific study of the Daffodil, and to foster and stimulate public interest by

  • having daffodil shows and sales
  • encouraging the visitation of gardens of members
  • having planned garden trips
  • holding any other event which will create greater interest in daffodils.

    • The 2012-2013 Elected Officers are:

    President

    Vice-President

    Secretary

    Treasurer

    Past President

    Directors







    		 Nancy Pilipuf

    George Dorner

    Carol Champ

    Alan Champ

    Mary Dorner

    John Zimnie (3 year term)

    Gail Raith (2 year term)

    Irene Vass (1 year term)

    		 Peeping Tom

    This website is hosted by the American Daffodil Society for the Midwest Daffodil Society. Our thanks to them, and here's our request to you: check their website at DaffodilUSA.org. Then, consider joining the American Daffodil Society.

    Download a PDF copy of the February 2013 MDS Spring Newsletter.

    The show schedule and some further information about the 2013 show at the Chicago Botanic Garden on April 27-28 appear below.


    Send an email to the Midwest Daffodil Society : here
    Ask us a question or request a callback.


    We often meet at the Chicago Botanic Garden and our show and sale dates are usually posted on their calendar. Our complete schedule follows:




    Calendar for 2013
    April 21 Pre-Show Meeting at the CBG, Classroom 1, 1-3 PM
    Instructions for the show for newbies. Pick up show cards.

    There will be an ADS Judges Refresher just after the meeting, conducted by Nancy Pilipuf. All are welcome, as the content will be of general interest to all Daffodil fanciers. Drop us an email if you are interested. Use the link above marked here.

    April 27-28    		 Midwest Daffodil Society, ADS Approved Show, CBG
    We hope to make up for last year's cancellation. Plan to be there and bring some blooms to enter.

    The show schedule may be downloaded as a PDF file at Show Schedule.
    October 19-20MDS Bulb Sale, CBG
    October 27Annual Meeting and Bulb Exchange, CBG, Classroom 2, 1:30 PM
    The previous two dates are pending arrangements.

    Presentations about the Wister and the Pannill Awards were made at the 2009 ADS Convention and at the March, 2011 meeting of the MDS. You may download some of the materials used here . This is a zipped folder of PDF files.

    Here are some growing guidelines, tips for growing daffodils in the Midwest.

    To apply for membership, fill out and submit this form. You need a PDF viewer to view it.

    Visit the home page of : The American Daffodil Society Many other daffodil shows and sources are referenced there.

    View or take part in the worldwide ongoing conversation about daffodils at Daffnet.org. You may go directly to Daffnet here

    Be sure to take a look there at the description there of Daffseek, the terrific new photo and data web reference about our favorite flowers. You may go directly to Daffseek here

    And you may look through the new online library of daffodil resources, Dafflibrary.org. You may go directly to Daffseek here.