Mignonette, 'Machet'

Sun Exposure: full sun, partial shade Flower Color: salmon Level of Care: easy

The small spikes of fringed, pale salmon flowers possess a wonderful sweet fragrance with overtones of raspberry. Napoleon brought this seed back from Egypt for his Josephine. She was entranced and named it 'mignonette' or 'little darling.' An old belief is that a lover who rolls three times in a bed of Mignonette will be attended by success; as it was also employed to treat bruises, a clumsy suitor would at least find the restorative herb conveniently close by! 500 seeds per packet.