- Mistletoe - Encyclopedia. com
Mistletoe Description Mistletoe is a parasitic evergreen plant that lives on trees such as oaks, elms, firs, pines, apples, and elms The parasitic plant has yellowish flowers; small, yellowish green leaves; and waxy, white berries
- 12 Things You Did Not Know About Mistletoe - Daves Garden
Most people think of Christmas when they think of mistletoe And kissing But there is more to this plant than an excuse to kiss that attractive girl or guy
- Some Interesting Facts and Legends About Mistletoe
The mistletoe plant is hemiparasitic, which means that it can produce its own chlorophyll, unlike a true parasite The most common mistletoes are the European mistletoe Viscum album and the American mistletoe, Phoradendron serotinum There are many other species and even tropical mistletoes and all share similar characteristics and growth habits
- Michigan Gardening:Mistletoe - Daves Garden
Eastern wild mistletoe - just one of 400 species in the mistletoe family - is common along the Ohio River from Marietta to Cincinnati In fact, southern Ohio is on the northernmost edge of the mistletoe range Selective about where it perches, mistletoe in Ohio prefers putting down roots in the tops of American elm, silver maple and black gum
- Plants in Mythology - Encyclopedia. com
The mistletoe plant, which grows in trees, appears in European legends as a symbol of fertility and eternal life, perhaps because it remains green all winter Unlike most plants, mistletoe thrives without being rooted in soil
- The Holly and The Ivy: Ancient Symbols - Daves Garden
The Celts believed that by bringing evergreens indoors they were providing a haven for woodland spirits through the winter months Evergreen plants like holly, ivy and mistletoe were thought to ward off misfortune and bring protection and luck [3]
- The Twelve Plants of Christmas - Daves Garden
Mistletoe doesn't actually grow out of the ground itself, which ancient cultures found endlessly fascinating (When is a plant not a plant? When it isn't planted ) Plant number twelve is all the other plants which are necessary for happy holiday season
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