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Mosquito repelant plants?

17 years ago

I was listening to Mike McGrath on the radio the other day and he was talking about Shoofly Bushes to keep flys away, and I thought I remembered hearing about some plants that naturally repel mosquitos, but I can't find any info on them. Can anyone tell me if there are any such plants and are they viable for landscaping?

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jean001
17 years ago
Sorry. Commercial gimmick that doesn't work.
ronalawn82
17 years ago
The Citronella plant might. Citronella oil certaimly does.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
17 years ago
That is the falacy. The plant that is commercially hyped as The Citronella Plant is nothing but one of the many scented geraniums. Because it SMELLS like citronella (which is a real plant not commonly grown), some very foxy marketers decided to take advantage of it. Mosquitoes are not repelled by the lemony smell of citronella, but the actual Cymbopogon nardus grass chemicals.

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