Re: garden shows and mosquito repellant plants

**K* M* <k*@iol.ie>**

> The next question has to do with Mosquito repellant plants.has  
> anyone heard
> of this before and do they exist? We have a guy here in Panama that  
> says
> that he has planted these around a lake and I just don't believe  
> they exist.
> I don't want to say anything because I haven't lived here long  
> enough to
> argue, but I have still never heard of this.  Expert opinions?
>
>
>
> Donna Dawson, Master Gardener
>
Just back from a trip to Malta where I was told by both two botanic  
gardens and the lady who keeps the corner grocery store that curry  
plant - Helychrysum Italicum - is a mosquito repellent, but they were  
talking about growing it on window sills to keep them out of the  
house, not planting them around standing water.

kathryn
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