Citronela: la planta aromática de mayo que ahuyenta mosquitos y resiste el sol directo

Each spring, as warmth returns and mosquitoes with it, humans face an ancient negotiation between comfort and nature. The citronela—a grass-like aromatic plant whose lemon scent repels insects—offers a quiet, chemical-free answer to this seasonal tension, one that has been growing on balconies across warmer climates for generations. In placing it near a window or terrace chair, a person participates in something older than aerosol cans: the practice of letting the plant world mediate between us and the wild.