What kinds of ornamental potted plants are easy to raise, good to smell and can drive away pests?

If you don't want to be disturbed by various insects when planting flowers at home, and want to raise some insect-repellent plants, then the following are more suitable. Although some plants can't drive away pests, they won't attract pests, which means they are not easy to attract pests.

1. Basil (male name)

Basil can drive away flies and mosquitoes. You can plant it in the yard or in a flowerpot. Its leaves can also be used as seasoning.

Basil itself is a natural insect repellent, and it can also be made into essential oil and then converted into insect repellent spray. The method of deworming is very simple, that is, prepare some boiling water, then cut some fresh basil, soak the leaves in water, let them stand in boiling water for several hours, then drain the water, add a little alcohol, mix well and spray around the insects.

2.lavender

Lavender can drive away moths, fleas, flies and mosquitoes, but not every environment is suitable for growing lavender. It likes warm and dry environment all year round and needs more sunshine to grow well.

In addition to placing lavender potted plants at home, you can also prepare some dried lavender flowers or essential oil extracted from lavender to smear on your skin to achieve mosquito repellent effect.

3. citronella

Lemon grass is what we usually call citronella. It is generally used to make essential oil, which is the common citronella oil in life. It can effectively repel mosquitoes and is a very good mosquito repellent plant.

But lemongrass is a tall plant, which can grow to one or two meters. In order to make it grow better, it can be planted in a sunny and well-drained yard or in a larger flowerpot.

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Bad is also a very common mosquito repellent plant, which can prevent mosquitoes from approaching. Mint grows quickly and is easy to maintain. It likes ventilation, warm and cool environment and proper lighting. During maintenance, attention should be paid to regularly supplementing fertilizer and water to avoid frequent wetting of leaves.

5.rosemary

Rosemary is a small shrub suitable for planting around houses. It can prevent the invasion of mosquitoes and drive away all kinds of harmful insects.

Rosemary is suitable for cultivating herbaceous potted plants on windowsill or balcony. It looks good when it doesn't bloom, and occasionally it has delicate pink and purple flowers.