 The hybrid belladonna lilies derived from "Amaryllis belladonna" and "Brunsvigia" spp., which are now grown all over the world, were first raised by him in 1841.Bidwill returned to Sydney in 1844 and spent a year from February 1845 in Tahiti.Bidwill became temporary government botanist on 1 September 1847 and inaugural Director of Sydney's botanic gardens.