There are too many flowers and plants at home, and black flies will follow. Running around the house is really annoying, and spraying medicine is not safe. Then you might as well raise some plants that mosquitoes are particularly afraid of.
Put a few pots of flowers and plants on the balcony and you won't dare to come. Not only can it drive away mosquitoes, but its value is also very high. That's killing two birds with one stone.
So, which flowers and plants also have the effect of repelling insects and mosquitoes? Let's see which one you like.
First, mosquitoes are afraid of rosemary.
Rosemary belongs to the top of the perfume industry, because it can be eaten and smelled, and can also be used as the raw material of essential oil and cosmetics. It is a rare flower green plant.
Although it looks like a small weed, it will give off its fragrance when touched lightly. Its fragrance is a bit rich, but it smells particularly refreshing, which makes people feel stable, happy, calm their minds and promote sleep.
It can be described as a potted green plant integrating edible, medicinal and ornamental purposes.
This fragrance is particularly good for people's health, but mosquitoes don't like it, and no mosquitoes at home are willing to go near it.
So keeping a few pots of rosemary on the balcony can play a very good role in preventing mosquitoes.
The essence extracted from rosemary can not only be used as various cosmetics and essential oils, but also be used as mosquito repellent for babies, which is harmless to people.
Rosemary is also the soul mate of steak, a high-end food in western restaurants. A small spice on steak is rosemary.
Spices are full of fragrance, and rosemary grows very fast in spring, which is pungent.
It likes cold environment and grows vigorously from 15 to 25 degrees.
Some people also plant a circle of rosemary around the vegetable field, which is not easy to be damaged by pests.
This weedy little rosemary is placed directly in a flowerpot in a sunny place. Before watering, the soil in the pot should be semi-dry.
You can trim the scissors at any time, and don't let them grow too high. The shears can be directly used for cooking and stewing rice.
Second, mosquitoes are afraid of geraniums.
Geranium is also a plant that mosquitoes particularly hate, because geranium leaves emit a special smell, which makes mosquitoes particularly annoying and has a good mosquito repellent effect.
Geranium is particularly gorgeous when it blooms, with many colors and beautiful flowers. It can bloom all year round and is a rare potted green plant on the balcony at home.
There are many kinds of geraniums, such as hanging geraniums, big-flowered geraniums and erect geraniums. Each kind is a flowering machine, and geraniums raised at home are not prone to pests and diseases. Because of their mosquito repellent effect, they are naturally not prone to pests and diseases.
Keep a few pots of geraniums on the balcony at home, and other plants are not easy to get sick.
Spring is also the peak season for geraniums to grow and bloom, so it is enough to bask in the sun and water the basin until it is half dry. It is also a lazy flower that loves to bloom.
Third, mosquitoes are afraid of repelling mosquitoes and weeds.
Mosquito repellent knows from its name that it has mosquito repellent effect, because its leaves emit a special smell, which makes mosquitoes particularly annoying. Keep it on the balcony or yard, and the mosquito repellent effect is very good.
In fact, mosquito repellent is also a kind of geranium, because it has a strong taste, but the flowers are not so gorgeous.
Therefore, it is also a gimmick for merchants to be used as anthelmintic grass alone.
Put a mosquito repellent at home, and mosquitoes are afraid to come in. Its growth is more pungent than ordinary plants. Leave a small seedling in spring and grow into a large one in late autumn. As long as you cut a branch, you can survive.
Just watching it split the scattered leaves is also a unique beauty.
Fourth, mosquitoes are afraid of mint.
As a well-cultivated, pungent potted green plant, mint leaves are refreshing, especially good for people's health and have a refreshing effect, so it is also a very wise choice to raise a few pots of mint on the balcony.
Its leaves will give off a smell that mosquitoes particularly hate, but it is a quiet and pleasant fragrance for people, and most mint can still be used for eating.
Pinched mint leaves can be used to scramble eggs and make mint tea.
Many foods, toothpaste or chewing gum contain ingredients extracted from mint, which makes people feel happy and smells good.
The maintenance of mint is not difficult. Raised in flowerpots or cultivated in the open field, it will grow very pungent. It should be trimmed frequently to prevent it from growing too high. The cut branches can survive casually, and novices can easily raise them.
Fifth, mosquitoes are afraid of agastaches.
Pogostemon cablin may be a niche green plant that many friends have never raised. In fact, Pogostemon cablin is not only delicious, but also can be used to repel mosquitoes, but its shape is not so beautiful, just like a small weed.
Its flowers are like small wild flowers, but they smell delicious and are also a good source of honey.
Its leaves give off a fresh fragrance. Rub the leaves of Agastaches and smell them, and you will feel refreshed.
The leaves of Pogostemon cablin can also be used for eating and scrambled eggs, which is a good health food.
In summer, Pogostemon fragrans grows very fast, and a pot at home has a good mosquito repellent effect, so some pests dare not come.
Sixth, mosquitoes are afraid of marigold.
Although marigold is an unremarkable flower, it is particularly powerful in repelling mosquitoes, because its leaf plants emit a special smell. Some people call it stinky chrysanthemum, but this smell is very effective in repelling mosquitoes.
In some green belts, it often exists as a cushion for pot grass and low flower beds.
Because its flowering period is particularly long, it is also good for decoration and flower viewing.
You can also plant a few marigold flowers at home, with tall plants to prevent mosquitoes.
If there are many mosquitoes in the corner of the house, you can plant a few marigold seeds and sprinkle them on it.
Sun-resistant, heat-resistant and frost-resistant, with a particularly long flowering period. The flowering period of a single flower can last for about a month until late autumn. There is basically no need to bloom one after another, but mosquitoes are particularly annoying. Some marigolds and other flowers and plants are also protected from mosquitoes at home.
Seventh, mosquitoes are afraid of wormwood.
Speaking of wormwood, as a weed in the wild, wormwood has many functions. In the past, wormwood in the field was piece by piece, but now the number is very small. I guess it was collected by some moxibustion or herbs.
Wormwood can be used not only to repel mosquitoes, but also to ward off evil spirits.
It is a custom in some places to put a few handfuls of wormwood at the wedding as a symbol of everlasting love.
In the past, when there were mosquito disasters in Mongolian grassland, they were all fumigated by wormwood and wormwood, so wormwood mosquito repellent has a long history.
If there is open space at home, it is also good to sprinkle some wormwood seeds or cut some branches to make a mosquito barrier at home.
Eighth, mosquitoes are afraid of colored plums.
As a beautiful flower, five-color plum is also a mosquito repellent, because a flower of five-color plum can produce several colors, and the flower is as beautiful and bright as a small flower ball.
But most people dare not provoke it, because it smells a little smelly, not only mosquitoes dare not approach, but even people dare not approach and smell it.
But because of its beautiful flowers, many people can not only repel mosquitoes but also other pests by potted plants at home.
However, it looks very pungent. If a plant is planted in a place, it is an invasive plant, which will grow in a large area and open a garden, which is particularly beautiful from a distance. It is resistant to heat, shade, light and barren. Therefore, it is also a kind of lazy plant that is easy to raise.