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more niche products , such as buchu , which yields very little oil per plant , but the oil is far more valuable . It will depend on how you want to use and market the oils . If you are producing to make scented soaps or candles , lavender , lemongrass or rosemary is a good place to start . However , if you are producing oil to sell on to producers , for instance to a gin distillery or to the food or aromatherapy industry , you could consider something that is harder to find and more valuable , such as buchu , Cape chamomile or Cape snowbush .
GROWING CAPE ROSE GE- RANIUM
Cape rose geranium essential oil is extracted from the leaves of the Pelargonium graveolens plant , which is an indigenous aromatic shrub and a hybrid species developed from crossing P . capitatum with P . radens to produce a unique rose-fragrance . The oil is antibacterial , anti-inflammatory and insect-repelling . It is used in perfumery , aromatherapy , skin care and food flavouring . It can
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