Keep a few potted plants indoors in summer to repel mosquitoes and purify the air

Spring is almost over, and summer is about to arrive. The arrival of summer means there will be more mosquitoes and insects. Which flowers can be used to repel mosquitoes? Which ones have a mosquito-repelling effect?

The most common one in homes is the mosquito-repelling plant, which is also quite heavily promoted on the market. The mosquito-repelling plant has a faint lemon fragrance. Keeping it in a room can both purify the air and drive away mosquitoes and insects. It is also quite good. There is another advantage: the higher the temperature, the stronger its fragrance, and the better its mosquito-repelling effect. Try to place it in a spot where it can get sunlight, and it will do very well.

Geranium (Pelargonium) itself has a distinctive scent, and this scent also has a certain effect of driving away mosquitoes and insects. But its scent is rather unusual. Many people cannot stand this scent.

Lavender (Lavandula) itself also has an insecticidal effect. It is also a common raw material for making spices. Its fragrance is rather appealing, and keeping it in the bedroom is also quite good.

Mint (Mentha) contains mint oil, which also has a certain mosquito-repelling effect. It can be kept indoors, both to purify the air, and you can often pick a leaf to steep in water and drink; it is very good for the body.

Mugwort (Artemisia argyi) is quite common in homes. It can treat illnesses, and it also contains a certain unusual fragrance, which also has a certain effect of driving away mosquitoes and insects. You can take a handful of dried mugwort and place it indoors; that is also quite good.

These are all relatively common flowering plants in homes that have a certain mosquito-repelling effect and can be grown in your own home. Of course, for example, Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and pitcher plant (Nepenthes) can both catch insects, and they are also fine to grow for fun.

If you want to completely eliminate mosquitoes and insects indoors, that is basically impossible. Because their fragrance is limited, and their mosquito-repelling effect is also limited. Unless you fill the room with these mosquito-repelling and insect-repelling plants, can you make the room completely free of mosquitoes and insects. But this is unrealistic; growing them for fun is still fine.

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