Common names:
European Mistletoe
Mistletoe

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6a
Leaves: Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Malodorous
Nocturnal
Flower Color: White
Flower Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Spring
Other
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Other Beneficial Insects
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Pollinators: Self
Containers: Preferred depth
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Conservation status: Near Threatened (NT)

illustration by P. J. Redouté from Duhamel's 'Traité des arbres

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