Mistletoe

[Bigkahuna]

Does any body here wear a sprig of Mistletoe in their cap during the holiday season??

[Bugbear]

No, but it grows on some of our native trees out here.

WE CAN ALSO GROW HOLLY OUT HERE< AND THE LEAVES MAKE A NICE TEA>

[Ryan Ross]

< AND THE LEAVES MAKE A NICE TEA>

Really?

[Bugbear]

Yep. just the leaves.

We can grow camellia here, but it is the wrong climate etc for tea.

* I should point out that would be American holly; I don't know much about it's cousin across the pond.

[Ryan Ross]

Yep. just the leaves.

We can grow camellia here, but it is the wrong climate etc for tea.

* I should point out that would be American holly; I don't know much about it's cousin across the pond.

Ah, cool! I'm quite the fan of tea, really, and the idea of making an herbal infusion of holly sounds great to me! So, for you have to do anything special to the leaves, before you brew it? Also, infuse for how long and what temperature water?

Hah- sorry for all the questions, and thanks!

EDIT: Hang on... are we talking about Yaupon holly, or regular holly? I was hoping you were telling me we could drink tea made from "standard" holly.

[iustus]

Mistletoe, I certainly do.
I wear it often and beyond the holiday season.

Otherwise I pick a sprig of hardy flowering pine that grows around here.

peace,
justin

[Lachlan09]

It's a good point - I'm pretty sure mistletoe is a clan's plant badge (must look it up).

Which raises a point - does anyone here on the forum wear their clan plant badge in their bonnets or elsewhere ? After all, it pre-dates clan tartans.

[Chas]

It's a good point - I'm pretty sure mistletoe is a clan's plant badge (must look it up).

Which raises a point - does anyone here on the forum wear their clan plant badge in their bonnets or elsewhere ? After all, it pre-dates clan tartans.

The only plant badge I wear is the X Marks plant badge - the Dandelion. I wear it in my lapel when I am out of doors, kilted or not. This is Paul Henry and me at the Tate Modern in London last week.



It is permanently fixed in that jacket.

Regards

Chas

[JSFMACLJR]

It's a good point - I'm pretty sure mistletoe is a clan's plant badge (must look it up).

Which raises a point - does anyone here on the forum wear their clan plant badge in their bonnets or elsewhere ? After all, it pre-dates clan tartans.

Crowberry is difficult to come by in Kentucky, but I do wear a sprig of holly in my bonnet from time to time ( holly being another plant badge of the MacLeans ).

[Zardoz]

I wore some hanging from my sporran last night