Hello all, Nick, Try smelling at different times of the day or night. Some flowers only release scent when their pollinators are about. Probably 25 years ago, I obtained seeds of this species which originated from Park Seeds. I managed to grow it to maturity and it bloomed once. The flower was darker green than Nick’s. Not knowing the proper care those years back, my bulb had too much moisture and later succumbed to virus which was verified by a CA horticulturist Sometime this year, I obtained 7 H. calyptratum seeds from the BX. To my delight 6 germinated. Soon after bulb scholars wrote cultivation directions for the species i.e. they are epiphytic (which I knew) and less, but not more moisture was desired. I am hopeful I will see these seedlings to maturity and bloom time. Best, Joyce Miller, Gresham, OR Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Arnold Trachtenberg Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 6:50 PM To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: Re: [pbs] Hippeastrum calyptratum (and cold weather) 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/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…