Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

garden mignonette | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Climbers

Plants > Climbers

garden mignonette

Reseda odorata

Fragrant

Genus: Reseda
Family: Resedaceae
Common Names: bastard rocket, little darling, love flower, mignonette, sweet reseda, sweet-scented reseda

About this plant

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

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. The illustration here shows R. odorata Crown mixture

Pruning

Deadhead to prolong flowering; cut back after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in-situ in spring or autumn, protect autumn sown seeds from frost with a cloche

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoorBog Garden

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years