What Is A Citronella Plant?
Citronella plants are typically defined by their smell and their ability to repel insects, including mosquitos. When looking for citronella plants, you may see the more common scented geraniums that are marketed as citronella plants or “mosquito plants”. True citronella plants, Cybopogon nardus and Citronella winterianus, have more in common with perennial grasses such as Lemon Grass than they do with the much shorter geraniums. These plants are gray-green in color, with grasslike leaves that can grow up to 6ft tall. Growing Citronella Plants Citronella plants are typically purchased as small plants and grow fairly well in warm climates. In colder areas, citronella plants can be grown in a large tub and kept indoors during the harsher winter months. Citronella plants do not use runners to grow; instead, they propagate by splitting off into smaller clumps. Being a rather tall perennial grass, some people prefer not to grow them in gardens since they tend to look like weeds. All that is
