Membership in the Canadian Prairie Lily Society is open to all, especially those interested in growing, showing and hybridizing lilies.
The Society sponsors several annual events for its members - a Fall bulb sale (Sept/Oct), a judged lily show (July), informational meetings, and an annual general meeting. Sometimes we also have a bulb sale in the spring! Members receive a 10% discount on mail order bulbs.
The Society received its charter under the provincial societies act in 1973.
The Canadian Prairie Lily Society (CPLS) was founded in 1967 by a group of individuals with a strong interest and love for the genus Lilium. The aims of the Society then and now are:
- to promote the interest of growing lilies in home gardens,
- to provide information to members and the public in matters pertaining to growing lilies in the garden,
- to sponsor a public exhibition in July each year and to make suitable awards to judged exhibits, and
- to encourage hybridizing of lilies and to make suitable recognition of outstanding achievements in this field.
CPLS is affiliated with the North American Lily Society.
Get your order in pronto as sales can be brisk! Downloads from this page are in PDF format, you will need a PDF reader to view them.
Order deadline for 2023 September 25. Documents for download available from the link below.
When people are lifting and dividing their lilies in fall, they may wish to donate a few bulbs to our bulb sale. Donations of bulbs are gratefully accepted, and as you probably know, profits from our sale go towards funding scholarships in horticulture at University of Saskatchewan and Olds College (Alberta), as well as enabling us to carry on with our various events.
CPLS membership cost is $10 per year or $25 for three years. Cheques for membership dues should be made payable to CPLS and sent to the address on the pdf membership form. Renewals can also be sent to the same address.