Inter-City Cactus and Succulent Show and Sale
The Largest C&S Show and Sale in the World!
Show Schedule and Rules
Competitive Exhibits shall be as follows:
NOVICE Exhibitor has won no more than 40 blue ribbons total in recognized C&S shows.
ADVANCED Exhibitor has won 41 or more blue ribbons. No Commercial sellers.
OPEN Exhibitor must have won 80 or more blue ribbons or be a commercial seller of Cacti or Succulents.
Set-up Times
Table set-up starts at 9am Wednesday, July 31st. We would love your help!
Plant Entry is Wednesday July 31st, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Thursday, August 1st, 8:00 am to 9:00 pm. and Friday, August 2nd, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The sales area will open at 8:00 am Friday, August 2nd.
The show will open on Saturday, August 3rd.
All entrants must register their total entries in the show registrar, at the info table, prior to placement on tables. Plants must remain for the entire show.
Judging will begin at 4 pm on Friday, August 2nd.
Plant take-out time is Sunday, August 4th, promptly at 5:00 pm.
Judging Scale
Condition of plant – 60 points
Size and degree of maturity – 15 points Staging and presentation – 20 points Nomenclature – 5 points
Points awarded for tabulations; First = 6 points, Second = 3 points, Third = 1 point.
Inter-City Show Rules
August 2-4, 2024 Reservations required
- The Inter-City Show is open to anyone wishing to enter. Those wishing to enter who are not members of one of the host clubs should contact a club Show Chairman at least one week prior to the show.
- Plants entered in the show competition should have been in the owner’s possession for a minimum of 6 months.
- Effective January 1, 2024 vendors or exhibitors who knowingly exhibit, trade, sell, or otherwise traffic field-collected plants will have their invitation to sell or exhibit plants in this and future shows and sales revoked. If a plant does not meet established criteria, the judges and show committee will remove the plant from the show and sales area. The judges and show committee decisions are final and binding.
- All plants must be free of pests – the show committee may remove any unsuitable material from the show or sale at any time.
- Exhibits should be marked with the owner’s name not visible to the judges. Exhibitors are responsible for placing entry cards with exhibits prior to the judging. All judges’ decisions are final, and the show committee decisions are fina
- Awards and exhibits must remain until the end of the show, 5 pm Sunday August 4, 2024
- The three host clubs and the show committee will not assume responsibility for the loss or injury of property.
- The show committee reserves the right to move or adjust plants, categories, and displays to improve or facilitate a better show.
- All commercial growers or vendors in the Inter-City Show must enter either a display or a minimum of 10 plants in the Open class.
- Inch measurements as indicated in the show categories refer to the inside diameter of the pot.
- Plants with 30% or more Variegation, Crest, or Monstrose may only appear in such categories except for variegation in Gasteria and Sansevieria.
- A Rookie Novice is one who has not shown more than 10 plants cumulative.
- Plant stands may only be used in the Bonsai class or with plants that cascade below the bottom edge of the pot. For odd-shaped pots, size is determined by adding the length and width together and dividing by two.