Pollinator plant

garden mignonette

Reseda odorata

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Common names

15 names · 12 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (11)
Dutch
  • Tuinreseda[2][4]
  • Welriekende reseda
Chinese (Simplified)
Czech
  • rýt vonný[4]
Finnish
  • tuoksureseda[4]
German
  • Garten-Resede[2][4]
  • Wohlriechende Resede[3]
Japanese
  • ニオイレセダ[4]
Polish
  • rezeda wonna[4]
Russian
  • Резеда душистая[4]
Slovak
  • rezeda voňavá[4]
Spanish
Swedish
  • luktreseda[4]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • garden mignonette — Page 4, column 2, row top 547 pt; common-name cell after Reseda odorata.; Reseda odorata.
[2] Reseda odorata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • garden mignonette — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Garten-Resede — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Mignonette — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Miñoneta — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Tuinreseda — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Reseda odorata ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Garden mignonette — VernacularName.tsv, line 146110; taxon 78SP9.
  • Wohlriechende Resede — VernacularName.tsv, line 146111; taxon 78SP9.
[4] Reseda odorata — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • garden mignonette — results[25].names[1]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Garten-Resede — results[25].names[6]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Mignonette — results[25].names[2]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Miñoneta — results[25].names[11]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Tuinreseda — results[25].names[4]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • rýt vonný — results[25].names[3]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • tuoksureseda — results[25].names[5]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • ニオイレセダ — results[25].names[7]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • luktreseda — results[25].names[8]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • Резеда душистая — results[25].names[9]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • rezeda wonna — results[25].names[10]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • rezeda voňavá — results[25].names[12]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
  • 木樨草 — results[25].names[13]; taxon id 78840; Reseda odorata.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Reseda odorata is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Resedaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Reseda odorata in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
S. Kriti, Libya to N. Egypt.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

garden mignonette (Reseda odorata) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Reseda odorata — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2643000; ID 78SP9; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2643000; ID 78SP9; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Reseda odorata (top 547 pt)

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Reseda odorata — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 268836; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1017188, 1017195, 1017196

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.