"When it does happen, it’s usually caused by drinking brewed tea containing mistletoe." According to the Leaf & Limb website, mistletoe is a parasitic plant, "meaning that it needs a host tree ...

Mistletoe is best known for its role in holiday festivities, as seen on this Christmas card from 1886, and it features in ancient lore of many cultures, whether Celtic druids or Scandinavian gods ...

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 ...

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 ...

However, mistletoe does not seem to care about preserving its nutrients because it did not have to work for them anyway. A leaf dropped by mistletoe has many more times the nutrients compared to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...