Scented geraniums are delightful plants to have around, because the ornamental foliage has a pleasing fragrance. Scents include mint, pine, rose, nutmeg and lemon.

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The plant most commonly sold as the mosquito plant or citrosa is a lemon-scented geranium. The lemony-scented essential oils in the plant do have mosquito-repellent properties.

The lemon scented type of geranium is most effective, as it's similar to citronella. Geraniums also have especially gorgeous blooms that can make for an incredibly attractive decorative piece.

The plant most commonly sold in nurseries as the citrosa or mosquito plant is a lemon-scented geranium.

If you’re impressed by cleverly named plants, the mosquito plant (aka citronella geranium) may intrigue you. This shrubby, fast-growing geranium reaches two feet in full or part-day sun.

Citronella has been reported to have some ability to do this, Markowski says. Lemon eucalyptus, certain geraniums, lemongrass, mint and even catnip can deter mosquitoes to varying degrees, he adds.

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Scented Geranium are a group of plants with a wide variety of plant sizes and foliage forms that offer interesting sensory smell appeal. Flowers typically are smaller than traditional geraniums.

Another tender perennial best grown in a pot is the lemon scented geranium. There are several named cultivars with some, like ‘Mabel Gray’ and ‘Rober’s Lemon Rose’, having a stronger scent.

It leaches heavy metals and offers no nutrients This species of geranium contains citronella, an essential oil found in numerous plants that’s widely used in sprays and candles to deflect insects.

The plant most commonly sold in nurseries as the citrosa or mosquito plant is a lemon-scented geranium.