RESEDA lutea Wild Mignonette ____________________________________ Type: Biennial Height: 8-12" (20-30 cm) Flowering Time: Summer Flower Colour: Yellow ____________________________________ Botanical Classification: Class: Angiospermae (Angiosperms) Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons) Superorder: Dilleniidae (Dillenia Superorder) Order: Capparales (Caper Order) Family: Resedaceae (Mignonette Family) Genus: Reseda (Mignonette) Species: lutea (yellow) ____________________________________

Reseda lutea is another wildflower that can be overlooked unless you are looking for it. It is about a foot high, growing mainly on chalky soil amongst grasses, with stiff deeply cut leaves. The flowers have very deeply cut petals in a pale greenish yellow colour, borne in dense spikes, so the plant blends well with the surrounding grasses. Unlike garden Mignonette, grown for its perfume, Wild Mignonette has no scent.

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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

				Germination: Autumn Outside (141 days)
Seed Pod The seed pod is like a little pocket with three corners. Seed The seed is a small shiny fat black disc with a white aril. There are many seeds in a pod. Seedling The seedling has rounded leaves.