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Which Is The Real Citronella Plant? Does It Repel Mosquitos?
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2017
- Don't be fooled by big box store or nursery marketing. Find out the truth about the real vs. fake citronella plants. Do the common citronella plants you find in the stores really repel mosquitos?
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You have to pluck a couple of leaves and rub them on your skin to keep the mosquitoes away.
From which plant?
That's what I do, rub them on my skin, and it does work. The same plant that you are sitting next to.
I am a mosquito magnet. I have Citronella Plants and they absolutely keep mosquitoes away from me when I sit on my front porch. I did find at first that the the small plant I had did nothing to repel mosquitoes. However when it grew large it really worked great when close by my chair. I love my plants and make lots of cuttings easily and regularly to start brand new ones. They also work great to keep close by all my doors to the outside. However I have to take them inside when the the outdoor temp is below 50 degrees. But it has been well worth it.
wtf then whos lying , lol
What about shade? Does it tolerate full shade? Mine is a covered porch.
I had the exact same experience once it turned into a large plant, maybe 2-3 feet in diameter and spherical in shape I never had another mosquito bite, but they tell me it isn’t true? I am a hard person to convince I don’t believe anything about anything until I see it myself, but I swear these work just as you do!
😂😂 no
@@sdqsdq6274this lady don’t work
I was surprised to see a "citronella" plant that didn't look like common tropical lemon grass. Cymbopogon nardus is the citronella mosquito repellant.
Here in the Philippines, we use cymbopogon citratus ( tanglad) in soups. Its important not to interchange one from the other as Citronella may be poisonous to humans. Once, my husband accidentally used the citronella in cooking soup. He was surprised to smell a different aroma from the usual tanglad (cymbopogon citratus). We had to throw away the whole dish.
Now I label my plants and also inform the family members that the grass with the red base should not be used in soups.
Thanks for your informative video!
Thank you for sharing. My wife also makes soup with tanglad.
Thank you for the names Cymbopogon Nardus and Cymbopogon Citratus.
So Tanglad is the mosquito repellent?
How do I know if i have Cymbopogon nardus or Cymbopogon citratus growing at home?
haha, we also experience the same and threw away the whole pot of fish soup!
Living in Florida and used to have a lawn business what I have found best is to use a combination of different mosquito repelling plants. Marigolds are great but only use the Crackerjack African and the Marietta French they also are great at repelling noseeums too if you don't live in Florida then no worries but if you do those marigolds are the only plants I found that will get them out of your backyard and I say backyard because I only had one lawn that had them and they moved to the bushes in the front yard. Other plants for mosquitos are Vera Lavender, Dondo Blue, Scented Geranium Appleblossom, Blue Boy. You can do pots for pool decks and porches or line a garden with the marigolds and use the rest to fill in. A quick an easy way to rid your yard of mosquitos is to use a fogger that last couple of hours but if your having a party use the fogger then the torches seem to work the best. The fogger makes them leave the area and the torches keeps them from returning. The fogger says keeps them away 4 to 6 hours but that is not true two hours at the most.
Seeds of this plant just arrived along with other seeds and seller did not care to label them so I had hard time finding which one is the Citronella Malvarosa. Thanks to you, I won't have to stress it anymore.
actually it seems to work for me. I had a Lot of mosquitos on my front porch, planted this and all of a sudden mosquitos went away within a week. I do crush a leave or two every time I pass by it. And when I rub it on my legs mosquitos keep away.
Interesting. I have never had luck with it but I have not crushed the leaves. You can see that I was sitting right next to it and the mosquitoes did not care.
Meghan Kasmarcik this what I was trying to see it works if I burn it or rub it on me so I’m trying to extract it
Yes it works for me too! Why is it that it doesn’t work for some people?! Wouldn’t this company be getting sued for false advertisement or something?
Yes, ours was outside our lounge window and we had hardly any problems with mosquitoes in there.
@@CountryLivingExperience have you ever smell eucalyptus leaves as wholesome ? It never smell...
But if you crush leaves then there is a strong smell from eucalyptus leaves...
It also works same with citronella
Sorry it doesn't work for you but it does work for us. We bought one at our local Walmart for $17. I was very skeptical but we have so many mosquitoes around our front door that I was desperate. To my surprise, it worked. Ever since we put this plant next to our front door, we are able to go in and out without worrying about mosquitoes. Now, I just need to plant them in our garden cause there are tons of mosquitoes there. Thanks for sharing.
That plant has worked great around our pool and BBQ this summer. NO mosquitoes.
PLENTY of mosquitoes nearby in front yard. NONE near the plants.
Lucky you. They do not work for us at all. As you saw on the video, I was sitting right next to the plant and there were mosquitoes bothering me. Additionally, these plants are not real citronella.
I have 2 on my front deck. When I go out for a beer... I just shake it gently with my hand through the leaves and never any mosquitoes while I’m out there... morning noon or dusk.
What about flies?? Have you noticed anything about it repelling flies?
This works cause everyday you have to rub the leave to release the fume. Depends on how far you want it covers, then you can tear a few more leaves.
That may work but that is not how it is marketed and sold here in the US.
Thank you so much. That was super informative. I have a "Citronella" plant. Thought it was the real deal, but none of my infusions seemed to work.
The plant itself is wonderful for keeping flies away. Just crush a handful of leaves a little and rub them on your legs, arms, dogs etc.
Glad we could help.
I was just doing research on how to take care of this plant and came across this. Thank you! Thankfully, I didn’t plant mine yet. Going back to Lowe’s today to return this and getting some lemon grass! Btw I read somewhere that this fake citronella plant actually also attracts bees. Thanks for the tip on the essential oils.
You’re welcome. Just remember that citronella is in the family of lemongrass and they are different. It is also a tropical plant so it won’t survive if planted less than zone 9. We have citronella in a pot and put it in our greenhouse in the winter.
The key is to rub the oil from the leaves on your skin. Seems to work ok from my experience, it Just doesn't last long so you have to apply often which isn't very practical imo
What I am saying in the video is that it is not marketed that way. It doesn't come with instructions to rub it on your skin and it is not real citronella. So my point holds, it is false advertising.
@@CountryLivingExperience Well you have to use a little common sense and research ;) It does indeed repel them if you use it right.. So you're only partially right
@@TTime685 You still don't get it.
and I do not appreciate the condescension.
@@CountryLivingExperience Lol.. You're just one of those who can't admit to being wrong.. It can repel mosquitoes, end of story
I fell for it! Bought the darn plant!
Yep. I fell for it too. I don't know how they get away with false advertising.
@@CountryLivingExperience hubby fell for it as well,,,,,$ 21.00 for 2 plants,,,,however, I really like the plants !! So tis not a total loss
@@nancyc5922 True. They are a nice plant from the geranium family. They do smell nice.
Rub it on your skin. Pelargonium graveolens apparently is used to repel ticks by the dept of defese, and those two are in the same family. Lots of essential oils will work the same way with bugs, in fact. They mask your odor and the VOCs are toxic and they don't want to bite through that. It is why plants evoloved these aromatics in the first place- to try to keep from being eaten by pests. Since mosquitoes are insects and insects eat plants..see where I am going with that?
I did too😭
I think it works with fake mosquitoes 😂
Lol. Yep
Anooblikeguy Lol ........Yah, but only if you’re watching often Fake News CNN.... Even mosquitoes don’t want to watch CNN...
Yes it is interesting for migraine ,we use it in my country"Morocco" with tea👌💎🇲🇦
I'm Brazilian living in Canada and what's not lacking here are mosquitoes... so I went looking for citronella and I came across a strange plant... because in Brazil I knew it as grass and not as a small tree or shrub... you clarified the problem,.. thank you very much
Cool. You’re welcome
as a child, we had that everywhere in my grandmother's house and mosquitos had been wrecking us in summer lol My grandmother was using it for my ear infections; equally useless, though it never stopped her from sticking it in my ears ( ps. it warms up the skin the same way as chili would if you will tear it into the skin but much milder. I'm sure there is something to it, but I grow it just because it reminds me of home. )
At least they still smell good.
I purchased Pelargonium Citronella from Safeway. It has repelled yellow jackets when we eat on the patio in the summer. I do notice with cleaning out my bird baths everyday and the Citronella plant, we did not have the mosquitas as we did previous summers.
Youre 100% right...citronella plant is similar to lemon grass...but only the extract
Thanks for speaking the truth . I bought one last week, mosquitoes was actually having fun around it. I wasted my money.
Some do say that if you break the leaves up and rub on your skin it will work. That may be true, but that is not how it is marketed.
I have a buddy in the Philippines who told me it is the grass version as you suggested that they plant around their houses to repel the mosquitoes, but I have two of those same plants like you are sitting next to, one at my front door, and one on my back porch and one of our observations is that the mosquitoes and flies don't hang around our doors at all like they used to, so clearly there is something going on. We used to fight mosquitoes AND flies all summer and into the fall, but I think I have only seen one mosquito and no flies at all in the house this year. But just for good measure, I think I'm going to invest in a little of both, put them in pots so I can move them into a green house over the winters.
Cool. Thanks for sharing. I think that will be a good investment.
I got fooled too! Thanks for the info. :)
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Depends on your microclimate, topography, proximity to stagnant water bodies, ect.
No plant or remedy will absolutely keep them away if reproduction rate stays favorably exponential.
Some find the plants works, others not sure much. But with plants it's all about working with your plant to get the fumes/oils out which aren't marketed that way in the US since consumers here won't buy them if they know they'd actually have to put in said work, rather than just planting and praying.
Neat video
Thank you for this video! I fell for it too, though it does help if I rub it on my skin but only for a little bit. At least now I can look into putting lemongrass in my yard.
Cool. Glad the vid was helpful.
ahhhh ty for that
I love these geraniums and when my houseplants get infestations, it never happens in these. So I sprinkle dried leaves from them in all my houseplants.... I know it is not citronella but it DOES repel some bugs!!!!
I don’t know what it is. I’m from miami florida, and recently bought a whole bunch of citronella plants. And surrounded my front porch. And mosquitos just hang out in the plants
"Oftentimes, plants that are sold as “citronella plants” aren’t true citronella plants or Cymbopogon. They are, instead, citronella scented geraniums, or other plants that simply have a citronella-like scent.
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REF: www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/scented-geranium/mosquito-citronella-geranium-plant.htm
I THINK the citronella plant you need to look for it the grass shaped type. It looks like lemongrass but the stalk has that distinct red/pink color.
I know Dot. That is exactly what I said in the video.
@@CountryLivingExperience no you said lemon grace that is not citronella grass
It does help I think cause when I break off a leaf and rub it on my arms and legs ....i get less bites from moquitoes than I did when i didn't rub it on me. Just saying it helps only once the oil from the plant is broken from rubbing the plant on u ....,
While it may do that, it is not marketed as such. It is sold as being able to ward off mosquitoes by virtue of just being planted near your house. It does smell similar to real citronella but it is not as it is a member of the geranium family and not the lemongrass family. I was just looking for truth in marketing.
No, I wanted to know more about growing the Malvarosa citronella geranium
Craaap I bought this plant to 😫but it smells good so not a total lost.
You can crush the leaves and rub them on you. I have heard this may work well. That is not, however, how the plant is marketed.
@@CountryLivingExperience o ok thank you
Thank you for the information, I was actually going to buy a mosquito plant. And something told me to get on RUclips and look it up. And I found you and finished the video I did not buy the plant
Glad to hear the video was helpful. If you live in a climate to grow the real citronella from the lemongrass family then do it. You can also pot the real citronella and bring it inside during the winter.
MOSQUITOES ARE CHILLING IN THE PLANTS 😫😫😫
Yep
That is actually in the geranium plant family, and no it does not repel mosquitos! You are right! They actually hide there lol. In Hawaii big box nurseries, they sell this as Citronella, and people mistakenly buy it up! Citronella is a grass plant used externally only with reddish/brownish stems taller than Lemongrass which stems are green and a bit smaller, it is used internally, culinary, and medicinally.
Its oil works as repellent not the plant itself
Thank you,cowboy dude
Lol. No problem dude.
I bought 2 an realized they didn’t work. I told a guy I was moving to Alaska. He said bad news my friend. They are there also. I’m just going to rent a rocket an move to mars 😂😂😂
Lol. I have seen the biggest mosquitoes in northern Canada. They sure are everywhere. Good luck on Mars!
I think mosquitoes are more likely than us to survive in mars lol.
ok finally i know it doesn’t repel mosquitoes..
Too late. I just bought 5 and transplanted them in larger pots. The mosquitoes kept attacking me as I planted them. I planted them at night thinking I would be safe. Was I ever fooled
It happens. At least they will look nice.
@@CountryLivingExperience Oh did you see my short about it?
Thank you for your honesty. Very informative 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
You’re welcome
Could you please spell out the scientific name at 2:00 Thank you for the informational video.
I got 2 of these and placed on each is of our front door....didn't do a dang thang in fact it attracted the mosquito. It's waste of money time and energy ...however, praying mantis love them
Exactly. They are a marketing scam.
I agree that it doesnt work but ive been propogating one of these i bought 2 years ago and ive made probably 100 of them. These things clone very easy and look/smell great. Personally i dont think id enjoy watching lemongrass grow as much as this one.
I agree that these are much nicer to look at.
I keep a potted one next to me on my patio, and I’ll agree it’s not fool proof, but when I have some annoying mosquitoes I’ll give the plant a hearty shake to release the scent and it seems to work. If a branch falls off I’ll rub the leaves on my skin. I’ve noticed a huge drop in bites while I’m sitting on my patio when this is sitting right next to me. Even if it doesn’t work like the real thing, I love how easy it grows and I do like the scent. But just planting it around your yard and expecting mosquitoes to disappear? Nah.
It does have some benefits.
I bought a large Citronella plant as the only plant on my porch and the mosquitoes disappeared immediately and haven't returned.
Great! Glad they are gone.
is it the same
me plant in the video
His right ..I got this geranium plant years back ,but was suprised at people saying it was.There are several kinds of geraniam rose scented is one ,but the lemon or citroneller is the most common. But it does NOT drive off bugs..its nick name was False citroneller or lemon scented Geranium.
Both the plant and the grass actually don't work... However if you use the juice from any of the plant... than that's a different story for another time.
bought one at home depot hoping it would repel mosquito. nope. but it smells nice though. the fragrant is very citric like orange.
They do smell nice.
Thanks for the info Sir God bless you and your family
You're welcome. God bless you as well.
We used them last year and they for sure kept the little ankel bitters away
Yes, thats right... citronella grass looked like lemon grass, we have it here... that's why I got confused when I saw that plant labelled as citronella...
Thank you. I appreciate your comment and understanding.
But its leaves are different. ...in India Citronella looks exactly like Lemongrass with dark red base
You are correct. That citronella is not mosquito repellant. The real cotronella are the same like the lemon grass.
Real citronella is a native of asia.. It is a grass not bush... The leaves are long blade with sharp edges that can cur your skin
I know. That is what the video is about. I talk about that specifically in the vid.
My garden is full of these, its totally a placebo plant... it does nothing to keep the mossies and flies away. Smells great tho and grows super fast 😁👍
For sure. Still smells good like you said.
Citronella & lemon grass are different plant but comes from the same family..Lemon grass have green stalk while citronella have red stalk...both have green leaves...
I know
So what’s the actual name of the plant?
Not true. You have to rub the oil from the leaves onto your skin. It does work I live in mosquito county Florida and can attest to it.
Darn, I just bought 8 of the plant at 8 bucks a pop specifically for mosquitos. lol...I will enjoy them for they do provide pretty greenery and good to know they may come back in zone 7.
Thank you sir. For the info. God bless and keep what youre doing.
You’re welcome
Wow, thanks. I had no idea! I will get more lemon grass in my home.
You're welcome
I have bought these every year for the past 8yrs 2 on my porch, yes they do work. I sit one up on my table in one on my porch floor. Buy the small ones, they do get huge.
They have never worked for me. That is why I did the research and subsequently the video. They are not real citronella but are being marketed as such. I was sitting right next to the thing for an hour shooting that video and they were all over me. I respectfully disagree.
@@CountryLivingExperience people will swear up and down that snake oil works even when the results prove otherwise. Thanks for your research, I appreciate it!
I do love the smell of these plants, how did you get yours to grow so quickly?
When I moved to the house im in rn, there is a plant looking like this, but im not sure if they are the same tbh. I never smelled them either, so idk what they actually like
Thank you so much,i was confused between these plants....👤♥️
You’re welcome
Um, have you ever tried rubbing that plant on your skin? I think you are misunderstanding the word "repellant" in the way that it is used for things like this. Just like.. the term "water repellant" doesn't mean the same thing as if youve got two magnets set up to repel each other, which is sort of what you are expecting that plant to do. A fair comparison between the two would be to open that bottle and set it next to you to see if mosquitoes still fly around. If that is the case, then egg on my face.I think the way these things work is that they mask your odor, though, so to the mosquitoes, they smell you and they smell the plant, so they go to you. If your body smelled like the plant, then you just smell like a smelly plant which is what you are doing when you spray the spray on your body.
Your comments are condescending and you misunderstood the video.
Do you think it would keep snacks away? 🙂
Patchouli works great for me!! Smells great I get a headache from lemongrass!!
Cool
Thanks for the info. I purchase one around August.
You're welcome
I bought the wrong plant. damn it
Yep. Happens to the best of us.
+Country Living Experience maybe it's called a mosquito plant cause it attracts mosquitoes.
Hahahah!
Same here. 😂
🤣
I have used the leaves and it does repel mosquitos...put leaves in alcohol and you will notice it segregates oil . I live it
mosquitoes don't like alcohol its hydroscopic dries them out, they need moisture to live..
ty for this information, do you have a favorite really accurate app to identify plants that you use?
You're welcome. I don't use an app. I just do it old school.
Can u do a lemon grass test ? I liked and subscribed
Thank you and welcome. I can't really grow lemongrass here because it is a tropical plant. I have one in a pot that I put in my greenhouse but it is not doing well at all.
Yes sirrr.....goodday ! Just a question. Have you herd about citronella malvarosa (mosquito plant)? I think ur plants looksalike and its very popular now here in the phils. 😊 thanks
Kamusta. That plant is often called a citronella plant, mosquito plant geranium, citrosa geranium, citronella malvarosa, and Pelargonium citrosum. It actually contains no real citronella as citronella is a member of the lemongrass family. It still smells nice though. Salamat.
In Morocco, we make the most delicious cup of tea .
Cool
Very honest review.
Thank you
how come they are allowed to sell it under false pretense. How do you propagate the plant. Thanks for the heads up.
Your welcome. They must sell it under some sort of "common language" law. Bogus if you ask me.
.......maybe mosquitoes don’t land on the plant itself....thus no false advertising.....
how to propagate. and what the real plant looks like (its the one w/ reddish base):
ruclips.net/video/OTyW-L5b5yA/видео.html
its in my native language tho. basically he said to take a stalk, preferably one with roots. cut at 8-10 inch height. repot then water a little. keep in shaded area for 1 week.
I've been had. Bought 2 and they are both dying. Still being bit up. Time ro invest in some oil instead.
Oil or the real thing (lemongrass family) if you live in the South.
i have plan to buy this citronella at the garden store...but now..i know..thanks for the info...
and i have many lemongrass plant in my garden..for safety for the mosquitoes and snakes
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the information
My son gave me one for my 4th floor patio. Zero luck with mosquitoes. Smells nice but that's all.
I hear you. The stores falsely advertise them. Does smell nice though.
it does work it keeps them away
Thank you for sharing 🙏💫🤞
You are so welcome
I was fooled to and like someone else said they do attract praying mantis. I"ve never seen a mantis is the 10yrs we lived here until I bought these plants. I love them but they can kill hummingbirds when they get big enough. If I didn't have hummers then I'd appreciate them more. Anyway, these plants don't work unless you lay on them or constantly rubbing the leaves for the scent. Isn't it considered a type of fraud to sell to unsuspecting customers? Just saying.
Thanks for the confirmation, but I found it does nothing while mosquitoes 🦟 were biting me😂. Did some research.
I use lemongrass also. Have it all around the place. I’m in southern Georgia.
Planted lemongrass in the yard definitely comes back where I am.
Glad the lemongrass worked for you.
which plant would you recommend if citronella doesn't work?
If you live in a sub-tropical area, get the real citronella grass related to lemongrass.
Good thing I saw your video before I bought it... Thanks!
Glad it was helpful
It is still a fantastic plant. You have to crush the leaves to release the repellent properties and reapply often. We used it mostly when we were out in the yard and the flies or mosquitoes are bugging. Just get a handful of leaves, crush and rub.
It works like a champ on my front porch
What about marigolds?
What about them?
Now who is going to tell mosquitos it doesn't work
I have a mosquito infested ditches and mosquitos were sooo bad on my porch and I bought two and within 2 days I haven’t had a problem with mosquitoes 🤚🏼 then again I did pull a lot of the leaves off threw them all over my porch so idk ?
Cool. Glad something worked.
How do you grow this plant that big?
I guess I have great soil. I didn't do anything special.
.......What areas of the USA does it grow in?.....
Bigger container. Thats all it takes.
Use the Cymbopogon variety
That is what I said. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon) is the true Citronella and not this Geranium relative.
Even if it doesn’t work, I love the fragrance
Very true. Same here.
I'm taking it right back in the store now
It is a nice plant to have around regardless.
thanks. this is helpful.
Awesome. Thanks for watching.
That is not citronella. Lemongrass is not citronella. Lemongrass and citronella look almost identical but are not the same. The difference is one will have a purple or red coloring at the base and the other will not. Lemongrass does not repel mosquitoes. I live where both grow natrually in the wild every where.
You didn't listen to the video. That is exactly what I said. Lemongrass and Citronella are in the same family. Smh
I bought it at Home Depot because I saw it said mosquito repellant. Ar least it smells nice, but that's about it.
Some say you can rubs the leaves on your skin and that will work. I still think it is false advertising.
Thanks for info
You’re welcome
*NEXT VIDEO*
Lemon grass grower says they don't repel mosquitoes...
It doesn’t repel mosquitoes. If you rub a leaf from the plant on you it will repel the mosquitoes.
The plant product in my video is marketed as citronella (which it is not) and is marketed as keeping mosquitos away just by planting it (not rubbing it on your skin). The video is made to expose those points.
Thank you telling the true! I learned it.
You’re welcome
Thank you agreed 100 percent