unidentified "herb"

**"* <M*@themulch.com>**

Hello All, 

This question was recently posted on our forum - I've asked a bunch of
people, but no one has any answers - Any ideas - they live in New York: 

QUESTION: Over 10 years ago I had a wonderful plant that was sold as an
herb. It's specialty was that it was a mosquito repellant bush (if you
will). We had a really bad winter that uprooted the plant too many times
that it died. It was about 12" h and approx. 12" in circumfrence. I have
been searching to replace it when all I get is people looking at me like I
have two heads or they lead me to scented flowers (can't think of the name)
some are strawberry scented. 

Anyway this plant was a perrenial. I didn't save the tag as I was a "young"
gardener when I first bought it. The "leaves" were long, narrow with
something like a fringe along the edges. Color is similiar to that of
Rosemary. 

Tag specified that if you rub the plants vigoursly you release the
citronella sent and will deter mosquito's for up to 5'. Truth be told, it
worked. I also rubbed the oils on my skin. Similiar to that feel when you
run your finger up a spike of Rosemary or lavendar leaves. 

DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT? 

Only once did it flower for me which was unepected as the tag said nothing
about flowering, the flowers where yellow similiar to a tight yarrow bud or
the'new'called "curry". cautiously optimistic

Thanks!

Mitch Shirts

President

www.theMulch.com <http://www.themulch.com/> 

you can see my profile at www.theMulch.com/Mitch 

anks

Mitch S

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