Only one citronella plant produces mosquito-repelling oil, and simply planting it isn’t enough—you’ll need extra steps to get ...

As you're spending time outdoors, it can be irritating to deal with pesky mosquitos flying around you and your guests or ...

Pelargonium citrosum is the usual cultivar marketed variously as the "mosquito plant,” citronella plant, citronella geranium, mosquito plant geranium and citrosa geranium.

But I’ve seen this pretty plant (Pelargonium citrosum) with its leaves darkly peppered by resting mosquitoes. That said, citronella is worth growing for its lacy leaves and pinkish warm-season ...

Citrosa is a cross between Pelargonium graveolens, a rose-scented geranium, and Cymbopogon nardus, a grass that’s the source of the oil of citronella. The plant combines the foliage of a scented ...

You are quite correct regarding the source of citronella. The plant marketed as the citronella, or mosquito plant, is Pelargonium citrosum, a scented geranium.