Aad, Can you add more to Vlad's list? I'm always trying to find one with the fragrance of white with thin red stripes from my mid 50's to mid 60's childhood. Val Sent from my iPad > On Jan 22, 2021, at 8:22 AM, Aad van Beek via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > I consider 'the most fragrant of all Amaryllis" a nice sales text for Hippeastrum 'Picasso' but not at all true. Almost all Picasso I have grown have a light fragrance but only noticeable when you go sniffing near the flower. I can name a dozen other cultivars that have more fragrance. > > Aad > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of fred--- via pbs > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2021 5:03 PM > To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > Cc: fred@fredbove.com > Subject: [pbs] Fragrant Amaryllis > > I recently purchased Amaryllis ‘Picasso’ from Scheepers - billed as “the most fragrant of all Amaryllis” - it send up three vigorous stalks, bloomed beautifully, but there is absolutely zero fragrance. > > I tried detecting it at all times of day. (My sense of smell is good, so …) nothing. > > When I emailed Shceepers they assured me that I received the correct product. I know some of the papillo strains are said to be fragrant, and of course A. belladonna. But I was counting on a fragrant bloom from A. ‘Picasso". > > Anyone have any similar experience with Amaryllis ? > > > Fred Bové > San Francisco CA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>