Dear All, It is reassuring to read that the fragrance of Amaryllis belladonna is made of the same components, or at least partly, as Freesia fragrance and lavender. Thank you for that information. I can detect both very clearly, the fragrance of a bunch of scented Freesia will waft through the whole garden. But interestingly, with Freesia as well, there are many showy hybrids without any fragrance whatsoever. The naturalized small whitish purplish „wild“ Freesia has the strongest scent. Dutch wholesale Freesia producers list their Freesia fragrance in three or four qualities from none to very strong. My Amaryllis Rose Foncé are definitely hybrids, the intense color, the height of the inflorescence and most of all the fact that the flowers are arranged almost radially show Brunsvigia parenthood. In the species the flowers face to one side. I have never had a Brunsvigia flower, are they scented? So the fragrance might have been lost in the process of hybridization. I also grow some of the local pale rose belladonna bulbs but they are not out yet. Yes, Amaryllis belladonna has produced quite a few hybrids with the said Brunsvigia, Nerine and Crinum. Bye for now Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…