Everybody (but ticks) enjoy the rich purple color of lavender as well as its fragrance. Mosquitos and moths apparently hate it too, which makes it a triple threat of a flower to grow in your yard.

Are ticks attracted to flowers?

Ticks live on plants while they wait for an attractive warm-blooded host to wander by. Like all parasites, they like some plants more than others, and seem to hate some plants with a strong scent.

Do ticks live in flower beds?

Like many residential areas today, ours is comprised of partially wooded lots. So in addition to the usual flower beds, mulched islands, raised vegetable beds, and turf grass, we had two additional elements ticks love—dense, moist woodlands edged in tall grass and brush.