Insect Repelling Plants

Aloe vera has been cultivated for 6,000 years and for good reason — it contains two medically distinct products, a clear healing gel and a potent yellow latex, that most guides never bother to distinguish. Learn to grow, harvest, and use this plant correctly.

The Burro's Tail (Sedum morganianum) thrives in bright, indirect light with a minimum of 200–400 foot-candles. Water it every 7–10 days during the summer and re.

English Ivy (Hedera helix) thrives in a north-facing room with 200-400 foot-candles of light from an east or south window.

The Gasteria bicolor, also known as Gasteria, thrives in indirect light with a minimum of 200–400 foot-candles of brightness, about 3–5 feet from an east o.

To successfully care for your Aloe aristata, place it in a location that receives bright, indirect light with 200–400 foot-candles of light, ideally 3–5 feet fr.

The Citrus limon, or lemon tree, thrives in bright indirect light (200-400 foot-candles), requiring water every 7–10 days. Maintain a humidity level of 50–70% a.

Dracaena trifasciata (reclassified from Sansevieria in 2017) uses CAM photosynthesis to release oxygen at night, making it genuinely suited for bedrooms. Water every 2–6 weeks in summer, every 4–6 weeks in winter. Root rot from overwatering is the only real cause of death. Mildly toxic to cats and dogs per ASPCA.

Place your Crassula perforata in a spot with bright, indirect light, ideally 200-400 foot-candles, which corresponds to about 3-5 feet from an east or south win.

Caring for your Ceropegia woodii, or String of Hearts, requires a bit more detail than just bright indirect light. To thrive, this plant needs 200-400 foot-cand.

The String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus) thrives in bright, indirect light with 200-400 foot-candles, requiring watering every 7-10 days. It prefers a well-dra.