Are there no mosquitoes in a lavender garden? Recommended potted indoor mosquito-repellent plants

Spring and summer are peak mosquito seasons, and many people not only find mosquito bites extremely itchy but also worry that they may spread various diseases. Therefore, it is recommended that everyone keep a pot of mosquito-repellent plants at home or beside their workspace.

Lavender

After lavender blooms, it naturally gives off a special grassy fragrance, and mosquitoes find this scent very pungent. As long as a mosquito comes near, it will inevitably fly far away. Daily care is simple, it does not need much time to tend, and after blooming it is both good-looking and beautiful.

Mosquito-repellent geranium
Mosquito-repellent geranium belongs to one of the Pelargonium species and is a foliage-type plant. From its name you can tell it is the nemesis of mosquitoes and insects, and many mosquito-repellent products contain its ingredients. The scent it gives off is acceptable to people, but mosquitoes particularly hate it.

Qingxiangmu (Pistacia weinmannifolia)
Qingxiangmu is a small shrub greenery. For people, the scent it gives off is a light, pleasant fragrance to enjoy; however, for mosquitoes and insects, it is very unpleasant. Therefore, in many places where Qingxiangmu is grown, there are especially few small creatures such as flies and mosquitoes.

Mint
As a spice, mint's leaves themselves have a light, fresh fragrance, and it is a very overpowering scent. This scent is also often used for flavoring in toothpaste, chewing gum and so on. For mosquitoes, this fragrance is what they fear most, and they feel dizzy when they smell it.

Rosemary
Rosemary is mostly the soulmate on steak in Western restaurants, and it is one of the herbs people like. At the same time, it has many uses: it can be made into mosquito-repellent water that babies can use safely, and can also be made into essential oil, beverages, cosmetics and so on.

Mugwort

Many friends who know about health products are aware of the uses of mugwort. It generally grows in rural areas, and its growth rate is also quite fast; once it grows, it forms a large clump. Collect it and store it for three years, and it becomes the aged mugwort that can be bought on the market. Burning mugwort can achieve the effect of repelling mosquitoes and insects. In ancient times, mugwort was also regarded by imperial physicians as a necessary medicinal herb for preventing germs and plagues.