AUBURN — The 56th annual Maine Iris Society Show will take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Drive.

Irises will be displayed and judged as both individual flower stalks and interpretive floral arrangements. A display of peony flowers and hosta leaves will also be staged.

Several people’s choice categories allow attendees to vote on their favorites. hybridizers in the society will have seedlings of the flowers they have bred. A sale of median iris rhizomes, potted perennials and annuals will accompany the show.

The horticultural division will be judged by accredited American Iris Society judges.

The best seedling of the show, hybridized by a member, will earn the John White Award.

There are also awards for members with the most blue ribbons.

The flower arrangements will be judged by a team from the Garden Club Federation of Maine. This year’s artistic theme is “Irises in Classic Literature.”

The best specimen of the show is awarded Queen of the Show; best Siberian iris wins the 18th annual Currier McEwen Award; and best design wins the 23rd annual Alice Yates Award.

Membership information will be available at the show along with a schedule of upcoming public events.

The entrance is in the back of the school. Admission is free.