Family Name | Lamiaceae |
Scientific name | Pelargonium X Citrenella |
Common name | Lemon-scented pelargonium; malva |
Growth habit | Mild climate and fresh environment |
Leaf | The leaf is palmately shaped with sharp pointed lobes. |
Flower | Pink-purple with a conspicuous dark marking on the two larger upper petals, the three smaller lower petals have no markings. The plant flowers during spring and summer. |
Fruit | Infertility, by cloning |
More to learn | Citronella Scented Pelargonium is created by a Dutch geneticist Dick, he used gene fusion technology to transfer lemongrass’s citronellal into geranium to produce a repellent effect |
Properties | Bitter, cool, have poison |
Treats | Kill insects, cure scabies, mosquito repellent |
Reference | Pelargonium citronellum 驅蚊草 |