100+ Mignonette Ameliorata Seeds--Highly Scented and attractive to bees-Excellent Annual for cutting-Reseda Odorata-B511
The Victorians used it to add fragrance to nosegays and mask unpleasant odours. A wonderful pollinator plant, especially for small species. Underwhelming as a garden plant, but can be continuously cut as a sweet-scented filler. Reseda odorata Heirloom bouquet filler. Highly scented.
Grow Mignonette seeds for the cutting garden and enjoy the sweetly scented flowers indoors. The Reseda Odorata flower is excellent for cutting and will retain its fragrance even once it is in the vase. The Mignonette plant is also good in pots and containers and can be placed where the ambrosia-like scent can be enjoyed. The white Reseda flowers are attractive to bees and looking lovely in mixed border plantings. Sweet Mignonette blooms should be deadheaded to prolong blooming.
Growing Mignonette from seed is not difficult, but the flower seed should be started outdoors as the plants do not transplant well. Prepare a seedbed and place the Mignonette seeds on the surface, pressing the flower seed into the soil and barely covering. Maintain moisture until germination occurs. Thin the Mignonette seedlings to the strongest plant, 12 inches apart. Young Reseda Odorata plants should be pinched back to encourage a bushier growth habit.
Season: Annual
Hardiness Zones: 3 - 11
Height: 14 inches
Bloom Season: Mid summer to early fall
Bloom Color: White
Environment: Full sun to partial shade
Soil Type: Sandy to clay loam, pH 7.0 - 8.5
Temperature: 70F (21 C)
Average Germ Time: 7 - 14 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Cover seeds 1/8th inch
Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 9 - 12 inches
