6 Best Plants to Repel Mosquitoes These patio plants are great for repelling mosquitoes. Each has a lemony fragrance that keeps mosquitoes at bay, and many are culinary herbs or beautiful garden flowers. 1: Don’t let mosquitoes keep you from enjoying your garden space 2: Keep pesky mosquitoes at bay the natural way! this summer. 3: Plants that naturally repel mosquitoes produce lemony 4: #1 Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus) citronella or citronella-like fragrances. Here are the six best! 5: This tall, heat-loving herb is the true source of citronella and fit 6: #2 Mosquito Plant (Pelargonium ‘Citrosum’) for large pots. 7: This scented geranium has attractive leaves, small pink 8: #3 Lemon Basil (Ocimum × africanum) flowers, and is a strong mosquito repellent. 9: The leaves of lemon basil taste great and help to repel 10: #4 Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) mosquitoes. 11: Lemon balm makes delicious citrusy tea and really repels 12: #5 Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citrodora) mosquitoes! 13: This plant makes lemony tea and repels mosquitoes well. 14: #6 Giant Mexican Lemon Hyssop (Agastache mexicana) #6 Giant Mexican Lemon Hyssop (Agastache mexicana) 15: This beautiful garden plant has lovely pink flowers through 16: Pot your Plants! summer that attract pollinators and repels mosquitoes. 17: Give mosquito plants full sun, warm weather, good potting soil, and regular water for best growth and performance. Visit blackgold.bz Learn more and discover expert how-to gardening videos, articles, exciting monthly garden giveaways and our $3.00 rebate. We also offer free horticultural advice through our Ask a Garden Expert support service. © 2018 Sun Gro Horticulture Canada Ltd. All Rights Reserved. ® Our Expertise is Growing, All the Riches of the Earth, RESiLIENCE and Sun Gro are registered trademarks of Sun Gro Horticulture Canada Ltd. ® Black Gold is a registered trademark of ODIN Enterprises II, LLC. Used under license..