White Mignonette is a delicate, fragrant heirloom flower that brings an ethereal quality to summer and fall gardens across zones 6-11. This Reseda alba cultivar grows to a modest 18-24 inches tall, producing elongated spikes of tiny, cream-colored blooms from June through November. From seed to first flowers takes just 56-84 days, rewarding patient gardeners with weeks of continuous bloom and the bonus of attracting pollinators throughout the season. Its airy, refined appearance belies its toughness: it thrives in full sun with moderate water and requires minimal fussing once established.
Full Sun
Moderate
6-11
24in H x 6in W
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The pale, almost translucent flower spikes of White Mignonette have a quiet elegance that works magic in cottage gardens and pollinator borders. Its long bloom window, spanning six months from midsummer through late fall, extends color and fragrance when many other flowers fade. Surface sowing and direct seeding in early spring make it wonderfully foolproof, sprouting in just 5-10 days without any indoor fussing required.
White Mignonette serves primarily as an ornamental flower, valued for its delicate spikes of blooms in garden borders, cottage plantings, and pollinator gardens. Its long season of flowering from summer into late fall makes it particularly useful for extending color when many annuals and perennials begin to fade.
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Starting indoors is not recommended for White Mignonette; direct sowing is the preferred method.
Direct sow in early spring once soil is workable. In zones 8-10, you can also sow in fall to late winter for earlier spring blooms. Press seeds lightly into the soil surface, as they require light to germinate. Expect seedlings to emerge in 5-10 days.
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