Geranium Citronella Garden Sticks
The term citronella plant can refer to two different types of plants.
Geranium citronella garden sticks. Outdoor garden incense sticks. Citronella grass cymbopogon nardus and cymbopogon winterianus and a scented geranium variously known as citrosa or mosquito plant pelargonium citrosum citronella grass is an inedible grass related to lemongrass it is the main source of citronella oil an essential oil used as a non toxic insect repellent. 22 l 56 cm l. Mosquito trio 9 mosquito repellent plants includes three varieties.
Strongly scented the pretty leaves exude a delicious sharp citrus scent when bruised. 3 citronella geranium plants 3 lemongrass plants 3 lantana plants each 4 8 tall in individual 4 pots 3 7 out of 5 stars 80. Outside the plant is fairly drought tolerant. Do not use within 18 inches of flammable materials.
When growing mosquito plant geranium indoors keep it watered and fertilize occasionally with an all purpose plant food. Citronella plant typically grows anywhere between 2 and 4 feet 6 1 2 m high and pruning or pinching is recommended to encourage the new foliage to bush out. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us.