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What flowers and plants repel mosquitoes, and what indoor mosquito repellent plants ()

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Which flowers and plants repel mosquitoes, which indoor mosquito repellent plants and which plants have good mosquito repellent effect?

Mosquitoes come when the weather is hot, especially when some flowers and plants are raised at home, which will also attract mosquitoes, but friends who love flowers can't help but plant flowers. Is there any way to repel mosquitoes, which is both effective and environmentally friendly? In fact, some plants can repel mosquitoes, beautify the environment and nourish the mood. These plants rely on leaves or flowers to give off a special smell to drive away mosquitoes. Here, Uncle Gardener lists several common mosquito repellent plants to share with you.

1, Jasmine: It has a strong fragrance and can repel mosquitoes indoors in summer.

2. Rhododendron: It has certain toxicity. Mosquitoes dare not approach.

3. Marigold: It smells like a nose, and mosquitoes are afraid to get close. It is a special and excellent natural insect repellent.

4, pyrethrum: flowers contain pesticides, which can cause mosquito poisoning and death.

5, mint: there is a particularly fragrant aroma, mosquitoes will be dizzy when they smell it. After mosquito bites, the leaves are boiled in water and applied externally, which has the functions of cooling, diminishing inflammation and relieving itching.

6. Qilixiang: This is a small shrub that is evergreen all the year round. Umbrella-shaped, with dense branches and leaves. White and dense, it can bear red berries after flowering. Plants that are often pruned are beautiful and generous, which can add beauty to a simple room. The leaves have a strong pungent sweetness and have a good mosquito repellent effect.

7. Cordyceps sinensis: Compositae herb, which can grow to more than one meter high, with small yellow flowers and hundreds of flower heads. The outer bracts of each flower head are covered with mucus, just like five little fingers sticking out, which is very interesting. As long as there are small mosquitoes on it, they will be stuck. After that, the dead worm will be slowly digested by it as its growth nutrition. If dust sticks for a few days, it will be digested without a trace. Potted plants will be placed at home to catch mosquitoes and vacuum.

8. Fly repellent plum: Its branches, leaves and flowers give off a sensitive smell of mosquitoes and flies, which has a strong mosquito repellent effect and does no harm to the human body. It not only has a good effect of repelling mosquitoes and flies, but also has beautiful colors, such as red, yellow and white flowers. Flowers are often yellow or pink at first, then gradually turn orange or orange, and finally turn red, so they are known as "mosquito repellent flowers" and are pleasing to the eye when placed by the window.

9, cordate telosma: mosquitoes are afraid of the strong smell of cordate telosma, placed indoors, the flower fragrance can naturally play a mosquito repellent effect. However, if you smell it for a long time, you may feel uncomfortable because it is too strong. It is suggested to move potted plants outdoors during the day.

10, mosquito repellent: mosquito repellent has lemon fragrance. If kept indoors, mosquitoes will escape quietly like a plague, because it contains a special "small raw material". The product adopt transgenic technology, implants that citronellal gene structure with mosquito repellent gene into "vanilla", and use its own unique release system as a carrier to continuously release citronellal substances into the air. At the same time, the plant gene structure with fresh smell and air purification function is implanted to form a "natural evaporator", so the fragrance is overflowing. Especially in the hot summer, it will make people feel refreshed and relaxed. Authoritative tests show that the mosquito repellent effect is good, harmless to people and animals, and can repel hundreds of mosquitoes.

165438+ It is not only effective in repelling mosquitoes and flies, but also colorful and varied. It has the reputation of "turning mosquitoes into flowers" and has the dual functions of repelling mosquitoes and flies and beautifying the courtyard.

Note: When using flowers to repel mosquitoes, we should also pay attention to the subtle toxicity of some flowers, pay attention to prevention and operate carefully.

If you grow flowers, ask uncle gardener!