The winter holiday season typically involves several types of decorative plants, like Christmas trees, holly, poinsettias, and mistletoe. You may have heard that some of these plants are ...

Poinsettia and mistletoe – are two very different plants that have gained popularity as decorations for the holidays. The poinsettia, one of the most popular winter holiday flowers are a ...

During winter holidays, mistletoe hangs from lintels, swings from ceiling lights and fans, looming in place of prominence so its pearly berries, offset against vivid greenery, often topped by a ...

For many people, mistletoe is a pest, while for others, it is a symbol of Christmas cheer. The origin of mistletoe as a Yuletide symbol came from the Norse and the Druids. Both had traditions that ...

But why is it a tradition to kiss underneath mistletoe? The plant, which is actually a parasite, has been used as a symbol of fertility for centuries, even dating back as far as the Celtic Druids ...

It’s a holiday tradition. Get some mistletoe, hang it in the house or hold it above your head, find that special someone, stand together under the plant and smooch away. Seems innocent enough ...

There, hard on the banks of the Ohio River and about as far south as one can get in Ohio, American mistletoe grows wild in the boughs of silver maples, elms and other trees. Stand under such a ...

The season for kissing under the mistletoe has arrived, and you can get a permit to harvest your own white berries in our local forests. Why it matters: We associate mistletoe with romance ...

And why are people so amorous when they find themselves beneath it? Mistletoe, a parasitic plant, is actually accustomed to the suspension: In nature, it grows only on other trees’ branches.

Recently, I have been asked about mistletoe growing in trees and whether or not it is harmful. Perhaps people notice mistletoe more often during winter. This may be because clumps of green ...