Dictionary definition: Reseda odorata

Article: weekend work
The Press;  August 9, 2003 ;     404 words ... ... cornflowers may be sown. * Compost and fertilise soil. * Thin lily-of-the-valley plants PICK OF THE BUNCH Mignonette Reseda odorata * Grow it for its divine scent. * Don't grow it for its showy flowers -- they aren't, rather they are inconspicuous ...

Article: Get on the scent trail: GARDENING.(Features)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  August 2, 1997 ;     654 words ... ... Viola tricolor (heartsease), the mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius), the Daphne mezereum and the unbeatable Reseda odorata (mignonette) will fill your garden with sweet perfume. Chocoholics will find the blooms of the Cosmos atrosanguineus ...

Article: GARDENING; Digging In; Use good scents to plan garden.(HOME & ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... sometimes known as "cherry pie plant." For an inconspicuous look but highly noticeable fragrance try mignonette (Reseda odorata). The flowers of this unassuming annual are small and greenish-white but their sweet fragrance will fill your ...

Article: Growing roses
The Sunday Telegraph London;  May 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... required for roses. Rue, marigold and parsley work well though, as does the old fashioned annual, Mignonette (Reseda odorata), which is scruffy or informal (depending on your mind set) but is a real winner with its amazing perfume. Sow ...

Article: `Painted tongue' is the talk of the flower garden
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 14, 1999 ;     647 words ... ... and do best in full sun. Start seeds indoors four to six weeks before the last expected spring frost. Mignonette (Reseda odorata) is grown not only for its beauty but also for its strong, sweet fragrance. It's the "little darling" that ...

Article: A Properly Victorian Garden-Is Not Complete Without Nasturtiums ...
The Washington Post;  April 30, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... fashioned and is seldom grown in American gardens these days is the mignonette, also known by the resonant Latin name Reseda odorata. The blooms are small and inconspicuous, but the fragrance is exquisite and memorable. Again, it is best to sow ...

Article: Popular plants of the past
The Press;  October 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... deep purple. In flower now. * Mignonette Once no wedding bouquet was complete without a sprig or two of mignonette Reseda odorata, with its remarkable sweet clouds of perfume emanating from an unremarkable flower. Today, the North African annual ...