Sweet Mignonette – Reseda odorata, Sweet-scented perennial Flowers - 500 Seeds

Sweet Mignonette – Reseda odorata,sweet-scented perennial flower liked for its intense spicy fragrance ,makes a great cut flower!
Reseda Odorata Ameliorata
Mignonette Ameliorata (Reseda Odorata Ameliorata)Mignonette is a sweet-scented perennial flower with a romantic history, few others can match. Although a true perennial mignonette is usually treated as an annual.

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.

Flower Specifications
Season: Annual/Perennial
USDA 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