Where Can I Buy Mistletoe?
I’m not sure whether it’s a good thing or not to buy and plant mistletoe, but I do know where I bought it. I was at the local store recently and I saw a small flowering shrub with small blue flowers. The name of the plant was Pink Amaryllis, and it looked very pretty.
I bought it because it reminded me of Hosta – a flowering shrub I’ve had for several years. I also have a nice little plant in my herb garden that’s been called Boursaultia agrestis, which is the British version of the St. Augustine plant. So, I went ahead and got both of these plants. And since I live in Britain, I did a bit of research and found that Hosta and Boursaultia arrests are not actually the same species, though they’re often mistakenly referred to as the same thing.
They are, however, similar enough that some people have been confused – Both varieties of St. Augustine grow wild on the West Sussex coastal area. And they look very similar to each other. But here’s the difference: Boursaultia agrestis grows on the open downs (the downs being the low ground between cliffs) of tenbury woods, whereas Hosta grows on the coastal grasslands.
So, the question I asked was: Where can I buy mistletoe for my own garden, or for someone else’s? And to be honest, I wasn’t sure. I suppose if you live in Wiltshire or Worcestershire, then there should be a pretty good selection of Boursaultia and Hosta, whereas if you live anywhere else, you might need to look elsewhere.
The most common type of mistletoe, male plants, is popular as decoration – they’re particularly effective at creating an effect that mimics the sun on St. Valentine’s Day. You can find them growing in abundance on the tenbury trees in spring, and again in autumn. To make male plants grow, the leaves are simply snapped off at the tips, before any new growth can take place. The female plants, or spawn, just won’t grow unless replanting in the same area. So, as long as you’ve planted your male plants in a good spot, there’s nothing stopping your female plants producing their fair share of mistletoe.
A quick trip to your local garden centre should help you find where can I buy mistletoe – Many large shops now stock a wide range of male and female plants, both for personal decoration and for selling on. If you’re looking for the small white lace-like flowers, however, it may be best to head to one of the shops selling containers and accessories for gardening, where you can buy a plant pot instead.
Even if you’re not after the actual flower, it may well be worth buying some of the other decorative items available at these stores, because you never know when you might get them again.