You may not recognize mistletoe unless it sports a red bow and is hanging over a doorway during the holiday season. You may not recognize The Great Purple Hairstreak, Atlides halesus. Its host plant ...

Mistletoe can be found at your local florists and nurseries in the live and artificial versions for your personal use. Sometimes people prefer the artificial types to store and use from year to year.

Check out Trader Joe’s fresh mistletoe this holiday season — it’s just $3 and makes a great decoration for your party.

Mistletoe brings kisses for some, headaches for others Olivia McClure Like Tweet Pin it E-mail Print this page Get It Growing for 12/20/24 Say the word mistletoe, and many of us think of the holiday ...

Like a tree or wreath, mistletoe is a part of our Christmas traditions. But did you know that it is a plant parasite? And poisonous?

More common in the Sierra foothills, dwarf mistletoe is not found as often in urban/suburban environments. Mistletoe Myth Broadleaf mistletoe growing on a Raywood ash tree trunk, Anne Schellman. While ...

This Christmas, mistletoe isn’t just a backdrop for romance or holiday cheer. It’s a reminder of nature’s quiet resilience and its ability to surprise us with gifts we never expected.

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, but it ...

Mistletoe’s associations with fertility and as a good luck charm held on through the Middle Ages with it being hung in homes and barns. It is not clear when the kissing started. It may have only been ...

Hanging mistletoe during the holiday season is a beloved tradition steeped in mystery, romance and a touch of superstition. While today it’s most commonly associated with sharing a kiss ...