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Feb 17, 2023 5:24 AM CST
Name: Lisa
New York (Zone 6b)
I feel compelled to make a thread about this plant because I have tried to buy seeds for it from multiple sources and all these seed places must be getting the wrong seeds from the same bad source and I'm afraid this plant will end up being a myth because of this!

I think the problem happened when it was called "citronella" and now it's being confused as a plant that repels mosquitoes when I don't believe it does any such thing. The "citronella" is only a reference to the yellow color of the blooms.

Anyway, I'm trying to germinate the tiny seeds I was sent so I can see what is actually being sold.

So if anyone has seeds for this plant, they are probably worth their weight in gold right now!

But I'll offer a trade for some if anyone has any to share. I think some should be grown out so we can get the correct seeds back out there and try and combat all these sellers getting seeds from a bad source.
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