Mistletoe in the U.S.A. (again)
http://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/story/mistletoe_stranger121411.aspx
2015
K-State Research and Extension News 2011
Southeast Kansans have yet to celebrate the plant’s presence. In contrast, Oklahoma’s 1893 Territorial Legislature adopted what would become the first state icon – mistletoe, the official state floral emblem.
“If Oklahomans died in winter back then, mistletoe produced the few flowers available to put on the grave,” Smith said. “It was a pioneer thing.” Jennifer Smith
Some believe Mistletoe was never used as a funeral 'offering' in the U.S.A., this is untrue. We can surmise the same is true for the Upland Southern U.S.A., AS MANY, Midwesterners were from the South, in the 19th century. Mistletoe is in 'the sky', symbolically. Mistletoe is also the virtuous 'green' in winter (life in death). It is especially recommended by US, as a backing for portraits and photos of relatives who have become the 'mighty dead'. Interestingly, Jhonn Balance of Coil, was buried with a full mistletoe 'branch' in his coffin. Roses, Mistletoe, Rosemary, and Honeysuckle (Sweetness after a bitter life) are an excellent bouquet for the urn or coffin. Red Roses are inappropriate for family members, but, appropriate for a deceased spouse or a lover.
2015
K-State Research and Extension News 2011
Southeast Kansans have yet to celebrate the plant’s presence. In contrast, Oklahoma’s 1893 Territorial Legislature adopted what would become the first state icon – mistletoe, the official state floral emblem.
“If Oklahomans died in winter back then, mistletoe produced the few flowers available to put on the grave,” Smith said. “It was a pioneer thing.” Jennifer Smith
Some believe Mistletoe was never used as a funeral 'offering' in the U.S.A., this is untrue. We can surmise the same is true for the Upland Southern U.S.A., AS MANY, Midwesterners were from the South, in the 19th century. Mistletoe is in 'the sky', symbolically. Mistletoe is also the virtuous 'green' in winter (life in death). It is especially recommended by US, as a backing for portraits and photos of relatives who have become the 'mighty dead'. Interestingly, Jhonn Balance of Coil, was buried with a full mistletoe 'branch' in his coffin. Roses, Mistletoe, Rosemary, and Honeysuckle (Sweetness after a bitter life) are an excellent bouquet for the urn or coffin. Red Roses are inappropriate for family members, but, appropriate for a deceased spouse or a lover.
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