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Old 12-22-2006, 04:16 PM
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Mistletoe


As we approach Christmas, I have been thinking of the plants that say "Christmas is here". Of course, we all think immediately of the Poinsettia, but hollies with their beautiful evergreen foliage and bright berries also are remininscent of Christmas. But I think the most fascinating of all is the Mistletoe - quite a plant oddity with a lot of myths and tradition associated with it. The site below gives a great synopsis of this plant...

http://www.gardenline.usask.ca/misc/mistleto.html
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