The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) has analyzed the scent components emitted from lisianthus flowers. Various kind of components which is responsible for herbal and sweet scent etc., was identified from the analysis. This research result is the world's first report on the scent components of lisianthus flowers, which are said to be scentless. This provides basic knowledge for breeding lisianthus cultivars with good scent and also exhibits scent as a new attractive feature of lisianthus.