The Benson Iris Society postponed its show. Here's the new date for the blooming event
The annual Benson Iris Society Show has been postponed to April 26 after local irises took a beating in April hail storms, Mary Rhoads, president and show chair of the organization, said Saturday.
Free to the public, the show was set to take place Saturday, Rhoads said.
But thunderstorms dropped hail in the Wichita Falls area April 4-5, leaving damage in their wake.
"Any iris that was in bloom got totally creamed, I mean, shredded," Rhoads said.
Irises have a long blooming season though, so more will be flowering by April 26, she said. The show will be open to the public 1:30-5 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 5800 Southwest Parkway.
Both bare-rooted and potted irises will be for sale at the show, Rhoads said. The show is sanctioned by the American Iris Society.
More information is available through the Benson Iris Society's Facebook group and by calling Rhoads at 940-704-5606.
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Trish Choate is the executive editor for the Abilene Reporter-News, San Angelo Standard-Times and Wichita Falls Times Record News. Contact Trish with news tips at tchoate@gannett.com. Read her recent work here. Her X handle is @Trishapedia.
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