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 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
These include citronella, a few other geranium varieties, plus marigolds, lemongrass, catnip, certain types of mint, lavender, and lantana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
With the right container, simple is satisfying: Think of fat terra-cotta rounds overflowing with a single kind of scented-leafed geranium, or a yellow water lily floating in a cobalt blue urn.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
There's a rolled-up carpet in the corner of the landing along with a small potted geranium.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
In my Connecticut backyard, I’ve been reclaiming the turf under my maples and birches by planting native ferns, geraniums and woodland asters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
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
You may find certain container annuals beginning to return with fewer frosts, like geraniums and calibrachoa.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
She spent her days in the garden, tending to her roses, geraniums, potato vines, and orchids.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
