geranium
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"If you were to plant something like a mint, a eucalyptus or a rose geranium - they have very strongly scented leaves and they're around for a long period of time."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
These include citronella and a few other geranium varieties, marigolds, lemongrass, catnip, certain types of mint, lavender and lantana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2024
These microbes are known to contaminate white wine, causing spoilage and unpleasant odors, including nail polish remover, geranium and "mousy" odors.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
Try skirting the rose with Geranium Rozanne®, a hardy geranium that blooms from June until frost with waves of saturated purple-blue flowers.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
Theresa’s geranium they moved outside, with vows to water it every single day.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
He first alarms Dickens by attempting to kiss him and then infuriates him by harvesting geraniums from the garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Speaking surrounded by geraniums, he said he was happy to take any form of payment, although card was slightly easier albeit slower to process.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
And the plant orders that include geraniums and eucalyptus—once considered to be closely related—are in fact quite distant from each other.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 23, 2024
Your scented geraniums will flower better in full sun, but given that the scented leaves are the main attraction, growing the plants in part shade makes it easier to keep up with watering.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
Passing through the hanging geraniums, it picked up the rosy light which now, in a kind of membrane, enveloped the girl.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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