Reseda alba

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Reseda alba in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Reseda alba, Linn. White Upright Mignonette. Straight- growing erect glabrous annual or biennial, 1—3 ft., weedy: lvs. numerous, long-stalked, deeply and irregularly pinnatifid, the segms. usually linear and sometimes toothed: fls. greenish white, in a very long slender spike; stamens about a dozen, and petals 5-6. S. Eu. G.C. III. 20:45. G.W. 8, p. 255.—A commendable plant for growing as an ornamental subject in the fl.-border with other plants. It bears many spikes on tall branches, making it a conspicuous plant; treated as a half-hardy annual; odor not pleasing. It occurs somewhat in this country as an adven- tive plant. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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