I’m sure that, at one point or another, you’ve found yourself hovering under a doorway in December waiting for a smooch. The unassuming little green sprig, a.k.a. mistletoe, has somehow become the ...

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer treatments. Mistletoe is shown with a ribbon in sunlight. This plant comes in ...

With its small white berries and waxy green leaves, mistletoes stand out during the winter months when all tree branches are bare. (Pixabay pic) Come December, it slips quietly into homes, parties and ...

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Wildlife seems to like it as much as we do, and if you’re patient, you can make like a mistle thrush and spread it around Stripped of their leaves, the trees are sculptural ...

The Druids hung bunches of mistletoe, which had been harvested by priests wielding golden sickles, over their doors to ward off evil spirits during the winter solstice. Worldwide, there are some 1,300 ...

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Washington, DC, now holds the new record for most kisses underneath the mistletoe after an event Dec. 13 brought more than 1,000 couples together under sprigs of the festive shrub. A total of 1,435 ...

If you think of Christmas and what greenery goes with the holiday, several species of flora probably come to mind. Probably high on the list is mistletoe, which is seen as a symbol of love and luck in ...

WASHINGTON — DC did it. After weeks of anticipation, the National Kiss Under the National Mistletoe event broke the Guinness World Record for more couples kissing under the mistletoe in a single venue ...

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