Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette
a biennial or perennial member of the Reseda genus in the family Resedaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Resedaceae
- Genus
- Reseda
- Life cycle
- biennial, perennial
- Height
- 0.75 m
- Spread
- 0.45 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Bees, Insects, Self
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Bees, Insects, Self
Uses
Edible uses
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Young leaves - raw[2].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- Europe, including Britain, from Denmark south and east to N. Africa and W. Asia.
- Habitat
- Waste places, disturbed ground and arable land, especially on calcareous sub-strata[1].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow in situ in the spring and only just cover the seed. An autumn sowing usually succeeds in areas where winter temperatures do not fall below about -10°c[3].
Cultivation
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Easily grown in any well-drained neutral to slightly alkaline soil in a sunny position or in some shade if the summers are long and hot[3]. Plants can sometimes be established on old mortared walls[4]. A good plant for bees and butterflies[3].
References
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Grey-Wilson. C. & Matthews. V. Gardening on Walls Collins 1983-00-00 ISBN 0-00-219220-0