Nikck: Have someone else give it a sniff. There's some serious individual variation in sense of smell. My wife can barely smell the very fragrant Muscari macrocarpum which I find wonderful. Arnold Trachtenberg arnold140@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas plummer <nickplummer@gmail.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Sent: Thu, Jan 4, 2018 8:02 pm Subject: [pbs] Hippeastrum calyptratum (and cold weather) Like everyone else on the east coast of the USA, we're we're experiencing a cold start to 2018 in North Carolina. The low temperatures aren't particularly unusual, but they are persisting longer than in recent winters. I'm starting to worry about how deep the ground might be freezing and whether the frost will reach the South African and South American bulbs that I have planted in the past five years. I guess I'll find out in spring. In my greenhouse, I have my first Hippeastrum calyptratum flowers on a four-year-old plant. I am very pleased with their appearance but somewhat disappointed by their fragrance. After reading descriptions of "burning plastic," I was expecting something really nasty, but all I can detect is a very faint odor reminiscent of wet paint. I guess my nose isn't as sensitive as a bat's. Pictures here: https://sweetgumandpines.wordpress.com/ Happy new year. Nick Plummer North Carolina, USA, Zone 7. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…