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🌱 Mistletoe

👨‍👩‍👧 Family: Santalaceae

🎨 Color Palette

Green
White

About Mistletoe

European mistletoe is a semi-parasitic evergreen plant that grows on host trees, deriving water and nutrients while performing photosynthesis in its own leaves. It features leathery green foliage with white berries and is culturally associated with winter celebrations.

🌱 Detailed Care Guide

💦 Humidity: 70%
🌡️ Temperature: Ideal: 15°C • Min: 5°C • Max: 25°C
⚙️ Maintenance: ✅ Easy

📐 Growth & Structure

📏 Height: 100 cm
↔️ Wingspan: 50 cm
🔄 Life Cycle: perennial
🍃 Foliage: evergreen

📅 Phenology

🌱 Sowing: february, march, april
🌸 Flowering: february, march, april
🍎 Fruiting: september, october, november

🌍 Ecology

🦋 Pollinators: bee, fly, beetle

✨ Usage & Benefits

  • ornamental

⚠️ Safety & Traits

👤 Human Toxicity: very toxic
🐾 Pet Toxicity: very toxic

📝 Expert Advice

✂️ Pruning:

Prune by removing mistletoe growth from the host branch; cut back to the point where it attaches to the host and remove old or damaged growth after fruiting.

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