garden mignonette
Also known as: bastard rocket; little darling; love flower; mignonette; sweet reseda; sweet-scented reseda
R. odorata is an upright annual with simple or lobed leaves and conical clusters of very fragrant, pale yellow flowers with reddish stamens, in summer and early autumn
Scientific classification
- Species
- garden mignonette (Reseda odorata)
- Genus
- Reseda
- Family
- Resedaceae
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- Toxicity
- Annual Biennial
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of garden mignonette
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of garden mignonette
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garden mignonette care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningDeadhead to prolong flowering; cut back after flowering
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed sown in-situ in spring or autumn, protect autumn sown seeds from frost with a cloche
Growing
GrowingGrow in moderately fertile, alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. The illustration here shows R. odorata Crown mixture
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease free
Pests
Generally pest-free
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