While poinsettias have an undeserved reputation for being poisonous, as you’d have to eat a few hundred poinsettia leaves to ...
While poinsettias have an undeserved reputation for being poisonous, as you’d have to eat a few hundred poinsettia leaves to get sick, an expert says two other traditional holiday plants are ...
New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer ...
It's long been known as a romantic symbol of Christmas, but the reality is that mistletoe has a darker side to it. For one, it can be poisonous for humans. And what's more, if you find that it's ...
Our native holly has a long history of pagan and Christian traditions. The Celts believed it would ward off evil spirits.
Certain specific features accent every holiday season. Easter has eggs and Fourth of July has fireworks. Halloween has ...
What sort of plant is it? Mistletoe is definitely not your typical shrub – it’s a parasite that attacks living trees. Technically, mistletoes – there are over 1,000 species found throughout the world ...