Mosquito repellent plants

Now is the season when mosquitoes are flying everywhere. The appearance of mosquitoes will make us feel very annoyed. Once bitten by a mosquito, it will cause extreme itching, especially for children. In our lives, there are some plants that can repel mosquitoes, so in this season we can grow more of these plants to help us repel mosquitoes. So what are the plants that can repel mosquitoes? Let’s take a closer look below.

The plant we are most familiar with is the tuberose, which is also called the night-blooming tree. It is a plant produced in tropical America. If you grow this plant at home, you can eliminate mosquitoes in time, thus avoiding the torture caused by mosquitoes.

The leaves are heart-shaped with soft hairs on the edges. Between summer and autumn, clusters of yellow-green bell-shaped flowers bloom in the leaf axils. When the moon rises above the treetops, bursts of fragrance waft out. This fragrance scares mosquitoes, making it a great mosquito repellent.

Lavender: is a small blue-purple flower. It is native to the Mediterranean, likes dry weather, and its flowers are shaped like wheat ears and usually bloom in June. Lavender itself has insecticidal effects. People usually make lavender sachets and put them in cupboards. Some people also put them in the bedroom to repel mosquitoes.

Nepenthes: It is a typical carnivorous plant with peculiar leaves and an oblong "insect-catching bottle" hanging on the top. The bottle has a lid that can be opened and closed. There are dozens of pitcher plants, and the shapes, sizes and colors of the pitchers of different species are different. Pitcher plants can be used as medicine, and are effective in treating diseases such as hepatitis, stomachache, high blood pressure and colds. They are also good at catching mosquitoes.

Geranium: Geranium has clusters of plump flowers in balls and can adapt to all parts of the north and south. In hot seasons, place it outdoors in a shady environment; in cold seasons, view it in a bright room. Geranium has a unique smell that attracts mosquitoes and flies away.

Sweet Osmanthus: This is a small evergreen shrub with an umbel-shaped appearance, many branches, small shiny leaves, dense white flowers, and red berries after flowering, adding beauty to the humble room. If you touch its leaves, you will smell a strong sweet fragrance, which has a good effect in repelling mosquitoes.

This is the end of the explanation about mosquito-repellent plants. Although mosquitoes are very scary and only cause itching to us, this is only a superficial phenomenon. Some mosquitoes contain certain toxins. If pesticides are used, it will also cause harm to our health, so it is best for us to use plants to repel mosquitoes.