Lemon Eucalyptus (NEW FOR 2026)

Lemon eucalyptus is the friend you call when mosquitoes think your patio is their personal buffet. 🌿🍋

As the sun dips and the air gets thick, that crisp lemon scent starts drifting around your chairs. The leaves are packed with natural oils that are actually used in mosquito repellent products. Brush the plant or let the breeze move through it and the fragrance kicks up stronger, basically sending a polite but firm message to bugs to keep moving.

While it is standing guard, it is also putting on a show.

Silvery blue green foliage. Tall, airy growth. In a large pot by your seating area, it feels a little tropical and a little upscale all at once. It loves full sun and heat, and it grows fast. In one season it can size up quickly and become a big, beautiful statement plant.

Just know it is not a cold hardy type. It shines all spring, summer, and fall, then usually calls it quits when winter really settles in.

Until then, it is fragrant, fast growing, and quietly keeping watch over your evenings outside. Pretty plant. Subtle bodyguard. 🌞