It hums and buzzes and is annoying! Flies are mostly unwanted guests in the garden, not to mention in apartments. If you don't want to be constantly on the lookout, consider cultivating the plants listed on this page. They drive away the insects automatically without causing any harm to the animals. In addition, the plants also have additional advantages such as visually enriching your garden. Read for yourself!
Which plants effectively repel flies?
The most effective plants against flies include nasturtiums, lavender, tomatoes, bush or runner beans, marigolds and catnip in the garden as well as basil, chives, geraniums and marigolds in the home. They drive away flies with their smell without causing them any harm.
Plants for the garden
Nasturtium
The nasturtium emits a scent that repels flies. However, their properties are very welcome among gardeners:
- Suitable as a privacy screen
- Striking flowers in different colors
- Edible flowers
- Rapid growth
- Also grows in the shade
Lavender
The intense purple flowers are both a feast for the eyes and a fragrant experience for the senses. By the way, butterflies see it the same way and visit the lavender quite often. But there are also these advantages:
- grows in the rock garden, in the pot, in the bed and in the balcony box on the windowsill
- loves the blazing sun
- makes little demands on the soil
Tomatoes
Small, red, tasty and ideal for repelling flies.
- If you don't value fruits, you can also plant the tomato in the shade.
- varied fencing for the vegetable patch
- various varieties available
Bush or runner beans
You have to boil the beans before eating them in order to enjoy them. You will soon have to spend a lot less effort fighting annoying flies.
- various varieties available (including for keeping in containers)
- high crop yield
Marigolds
The marigold also feels equally at home in the bed or as a cut flower in the vase. It does its job in any case: it keeps annoying mosquitoes away. It even attracts numerous beneficial insects to the bed.
Marigolds have healing properties
Catnip
Catnip enriches your beds, terrace or balcony with numerous benefits:
- Cats love both the smell and the taste
- hardy plant
- beautiful purple flowers
- small and compact - ideal for keeping in pots
Plants for the apartment
Basil
Of course you can also grow your basil in the garden. A big advantage, however, is that the potted herb plant thrives easily on the windowsill in closed rooms. For this reason, basil is one of the most effective indoor fly repellents. Other useful features include:
- low maintenance
- also suitable for culinary use
Chives
Chives have similar benefits to the basil listed above. However, while basil requires sun, chives also thrive on north-facing window sills, i.e. in cool places.
Geraniums
Geraniums are the classic on the balcony. No wonder with the following properties:
- colorful flowers
- great biodiversity
- very easy to care for
Student flower
Trying is better than studying? Not on flies when they smell the marigold.
- optimal on the balcony
- colorful blossom
