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An armload of Mignonette White Mignonette
An armload of Mignonette White Mignonette
Mignonette White Mignonette growing in the field
A close up of Mignonette White Mignonette
An overhead of Mignonette White Mignonette
Mignonette White Mignonette growing in the field
A bunch of Mignonette White Mignonette

Mignonette ‘White Mignonette’

Reseda alba

Features

  • Easy to grow
  • Foliage & Filler
  • Fragrant
  • Medium producer
  • Pollinator-friendly

Description

Long, upright stems are covered in glowing snow-white flowers that have a strong vanilla fragrance. A great scented ingredient for bouquets and a favorite with pollinators. A rich history surrounds this relatively unknown flower. Legend has it that Napoleon sent mignonette seeds from Egypt to France for his darling Empress Josephine in the early 1800s.

Details

Plant type: hardy annual
Height: 24 to 36 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 60 to 70 days
Plant spacing: 9 to 12 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Succession-plant every 2 weeks for continual harvest.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when the bottom one-third of the flowers on a spire open, or let them bloom and pick after the seedpods mature. Stems are delicate and must be picked with care. Expect a vase life of 5 to 7 days.

Details

Description

Long, upright stems are covered in glowing snow-white flowers that have a strong vanilla fragrance. A great scented ingredient for bouquets and a favorite with pollinators. A rich history surrounds this relatively unknown flower. Legend has it that Napoleon sent mignonette seeds from Egypt to France for his darling Empress Josephine in the early 1800s.

Details

Plant type: hardy annual
Height: 24 to 36 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 60 to 70 days
Plant spacing: 9 to 12 in
Pinch: not necessary

Seed Sowing & Growing Notes

Start seed indoors in trays 4 to 6 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Succession-plant every 2 weeks for continual harvest.

Harvesting/Vase Life

Harvest when the bottom one-third of the flowers on a spire open, or let them bloom and pick after the seedpods mature. Stems are delicate and must be picked with care. Expect a vase life of 5 to 7 days.

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