Q: What is your show and sale all about?
 
A: This is the 24th annual show and sale since the inception of our club in 2000. Each year, growers from Texas to Florida join us in Lafayette on Sunday show day and enter blooms of tropical hibiscus from their gardens and greenhouses. Throughout the morning, they compete for awards in various categories culminating in Best of Show. In 2018, we set a national record for having 831 blooms entered!
 
As for the sale, we open the doors to the public Sunday afternoon at 1pm, rain or shine. Admission is free. Guests have the opportunity to see all of the winning blooms on display as well as to buy hibiscus plants from Dupont Nursery. This year we will have over 1,200 plants and 50+ varieties available for sale. Shoppers are encouraged to arrive early. To clarify: the sale is on Sunday, not Saturday.

Q: Are there any special events or details about this year's show?

A: We will have special granular hibiscus fertilizer that is exclusive to our chapter and only available for purchase by the public at this annual event. Each year, we offer a free one-gallon plant to all past and present military personnel with the presentation of a valid military ID. It's our way of showing our thanks for their service. We also have a raffle where the winner will have a hibiscus seedling--a one-of-a-kind new hibiscus variety--named after him or her.

Q: How can interested parties contact your organization for more info?

A: Besides our website [you're here!], we have a chapter Facebook page. It can be located by simply searching "Hibiscus Lafayette" in the Facebook search engine on your smart phone or by clicking the Facebook icon at the bottom of this page. Our vice president and president moderate the page and answer questions posed by page visitors. Our meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the Ira Nelson Horticulture Center on Johnston Street.