Hi I have found that my white double hybrids have a very nice fragrance however you do have to get pretty close to smell them. Kind Regards and Best Wishes Ron Redding Hervey Bay Australia > From: ds429@comcast.net > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:32:06 -0400 > Subject: Re: [pbs] Fragrance in Hippeastrum > > The hybrid hipp 'Jewel,' a white double with red accents in the throat is > said to be fragrant. I can detect only a very slight fragrance and that is > slightly musty to my nose - a little like a daffodil. > > Dell > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of David Maxwell > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 1:36 PM > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] Fragrance in Hippeastrum > > Hi All, > > the subject of fragrance came up with Jim's H.brasilianum. > > My H.johnsonii opened this morning...reminding me that it too has > frangrance...only I don't know that would call it that. > > When my Hipps bloom, I move them to my writing desk, so I can cherish > those few precious days of the year that they actually flower...and > last year I thought maybe I was going to have to banish the > H.johnsonii to the window sill 'cuz I found it to have a > soapy...not-altogether-pleasing...aroma. > > It was definitely not what I would call "sweet-smelling." > > What it reminds me of is a gentler version of Angel's Trumpet > (Brugmansia 'Yellow Gold'). > > Anyway, I'm curious if anyone else has found species or hybrids that > have a definite fragrance/aroma? > > Just curious. > > -David (San Francisco/Sacramento) > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _________________________________________________________________ Link all your email accounts and social updates with Hotmail. Find out now. http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/oneinbox/…