I remember a post on a bulb forum a few years ago discussing this and I believe there was a response from Alan Meerow about fragrant hippeastrum hybrids he had developed. The hybrids were not commercially available at the time although I looked for them for a couple of years. I could not find the original post but Google found the following from 1999: Breeding of new hippeastrum cultivars using diploid speciesAuthors: A.W. Meerow, T.K. Broschat, M. E. Kane Keywords: amaryllis, flower bulbs, interspecific hybridization, Hippeastrum papilio, H. brasilianum, H. reticulatum var. striatifolium Abstract: An amaryllis breeding program using diploid species not well represented in current commercial tetraploid cultivars has been underway since 1988. Objectives are to develop evergreen cultivars with attractive foliage and fragrant flowers of novel floral form and coloration. F1 progeny between Hippeastrum papilio and, respectively, H. lapacense, H. cardenasianum, and H. vittatum var. tweedianum were successfully produced, and selections made during their first and second flowering season (February through June, 1990 and 1991). All selections from the F1 generation are entirely evergreen, requiring no dormant period for flowering. Under Florida conditions, some repeat bloom in the autumn months. Forty-one second generation crosses (sibling, interhybrid and new primary hybrid crosses) have been established in a new field under 30% saran shade and first flowering is presently occurring. The progeny of one hundred and thirty-nine third year crosses are in production, consisting of additional sib and interhybrid crosses; new primary hybrid crosses with H. papilio, H. tucamanum, H. brasilianum, H. fragantissimum [these latter three all white, heavily fragrant, trumpet-flowered species], and H. reticulatum var. striatifolium. Complex crosses with selected Dutch cultivars and hybrids originating with Fred Meyer of California have also been generated. A third trial field is being developed in the coming year for these plants. At present, nearly 300 crosses have been completed. > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:35:48 -0700 > From: opbungalow@gmail.com > 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/ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy/…