Reviewed by Mary Marlowe Leverette Citronella plant is a popular scented geranium with large, wrinkled, lacy green leaves that complement its pink petals. The plant grows easily in pots and the ...

The name geranium brings several things to mind: the stalwart red blooms we see everywhere from memorial plants marking a ...

Citronella is a type of geranium often sold as a "Mosquito plant". Mosquitoes tend to stay away from strong fragrances and citronella oil has been known to reduce the number of mosquitoes in an area.

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.

Studies do show that citronella, geranium, ... Plant oil extraction. There’s good reason for that determination, says Chelsea McKinley, plant-health-care specialist at the U.S. Botanic Garden.

A member of the scented geranium family of plants, citronella plant is often stocked alongside the herbs in the garden center. Sometimes it will even be labeled as a mosquito plant. Look for a ...

Citronella is a type of geranium often sold as a "Mosquito plant". Mosquitoes tend to stay away from strong fragrances and citronella oil has been known to reduce the number of mosquitoes in an area.

While the citronella plant shares a name with the grassy plant used to stave off mosquitoes, it's actually a type of scented geranium. Like the grass, the citronella plant exudes a distinct scent ...