Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow . Our Christmas custom of hanging mistletoe in our houses dates back to Norse traditions and more recently to Victorian times. It’s amusing when you learn that the name has Anglo Saxon origins meaning dung on a stick. All mistletoes, which are found nearly worldwide, are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate plants. The female plants with their transparent white fruits are preferred for