i believe.. in the common parlance.. a scented geranium ... you might want to search if such is an urban myth ... ya know.. just because it smells like citornella oil .... might not mean it works as such ... ken

two things i am sure that attract bugs .... are perfume .. including in the day.. hairsprays, deoderants, soaps, talcs, fabric softeners .. etc ... and get this ... beer ... dad was a magnet ... what can i say ... not sure if it was the yeasty odor ... or the CO2 exhaled [.. is that the right CO ... lol] .. and if i am not mistaken ... the basis for some attractants ... the fragrance thing.. is why.. bees seem to attack or be lured to women in the garden ... whenever i have a garden tour.. its always them ... [mostly because they smell better than the men.. lol] ... soooo.. if you want to go into the garden .. i suggest you dont wear pheromones that attract bugs that use such to find food [which is the whole point of a fragrant flower] ... but i digress a bit from the blood sucker theme .... ken

I have two Lemon Eucalyptus trees that I bought in four-inch pots at the plant sale at New Orleans City Park two years ago. One got about twelve feet tall and the other was about eight in ONE year's time. This past winter, they both froze. The smaller came back up from the ground in spring, and the larger one just got burned on the tips. The big one shot up to about 15 feet tall and is much larger than the other one that came back up from the ground. The smaller one is about six feet high at the moment. Hurricane Isaac flattened the big one to the ground--just laid it down on its side. We're going to have to use the truck to lift it back up. I don't know about repelling mosquitoes or other insects. I grew them in the butterfly garden because Monarch butterflies overwinter on a type of eucalyptus in Mexico. I just thought it would be nice in my Monarch area. It does smell like the citronella candles on the porch, now that I think about it. I guess I'd better move it out of the butterfly garden! I can recommend them as a super-duper fast-growing evergreen tree. They are pretty, not overly wide, and they don't make any mess by dropping a fruit or leaves. The yard smells wonderful and lemony-sweet when it rains. I would recommend that you protect them in hard freezes until they are larger, or let them grow back up from the ground. Remember, my larger one didn't freeze to the ground--only the smaller one did. I thought they were two different types because the smaller one always had fuzzy leaves. Now they both have smooth leaves. When I researched to see if there was any such thing as a native eucalyptus, I found out that the state has been researching eucalyptus as a timber crop in Louisiana. Here are the links I saved: http://www.eucalyptusfacts.org/ http://members3.boardhost.com/eucalyptus/msg/1284409759.html http://www.gardenguides.com/97475-eucalyptus-trees-louisiana.html http://theherbgardener.blogspot.com/2010/08/using-and-growing-lemon-eucalyptus.html

I am looking for the following: Lemon grass, citronella, catnip, rosemary, thyme, geranium, mint and lavender. I will trade. I have lots of different seeds. Please e-mail me at: ahrobdog@tds.net