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Humulus lupulus - Common Hop

Humulus lupulus
Hop, Common Hop

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A vigorous and fast-growing climbing perennial plant, with significant growth. The hop is appreciated for its beautiful and large leaves, which resemble those of the vine, but also for its fruits which are used to flavour beer. It is necessary to plant both male and female plants to obtain fruits. Ideal for quickly covering a pergola, especially in partial shade.
Flower size
3 cm
Height at maturity
12 m
Spread at maturity
1.50 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May
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Flowering time July to August
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Description

Humulus lupulus, better known as hops, is a large climbing plant that is exuberant and decorative with its large light green leaves.  It should be planted in a sunny position. Delivered in a pot and well rooted, this plant quickly establishes itself in the garden. It tolerates all exposures well, but prefers a semi-shady position where it excels. It is a perennial herbaceous plant with a large fleshy root that regenerates the entire vegetation each year and spends the winter underground. Hops are a dioecious plant, meaning there are male and female plants. It is the cone-shaped fruits that form in summer on the female plants that are used to flavour beer.

 

Humulus lupulus is a rhizomatous plant of the Cannabaceae family, native to wet areas of the Northern Hemisphere (Europe, America). Its herbaceous, rough stems emerge from the stump in spring, quickly entwining on to any support available to them. Their growth is very rapid, they grow several centimetres per day and reach over 10 m (33ft) in a season. They bear leaves measuring up to 15 cm (6in) in diameter, nicely cut into 3 to 5 ovate, pointed and crenate lobes. The male or female inflorescences, present on separate plants, appear in summer, from June to August depending on the climate. The female flowers are globular, while the male flowers are in the form of broad panicles. It is the female flowers that, after pollination by a male plant, form fruits called cones. Shaped like an egg, the cones have a scaly appearance, are golden in colour when ripe, and are covered with a fragrant and powdery resin called lupulin. They are usually harvested in September. All the aerial vegetation dries up in autumn.

 

In ornamental gardens, hops complement a climbing rose and pair well with a sturdy clematis with blue flowers like 'Blue Angel'. It can give a second life to an old tree, conceal a tired garden shed or an unsightly structure, and bathe a trellis or pergola on a patio in gold. Its luxuriant vegetation, of a fairly light green, brings life to semi-shady areas and adds another dimension to them. For example, consider planting hops as a backdrop for hydrangeas, or pairing it in a mixed hedge with Akebia quinata 'Cream Form'. You can also train it to climb over an arch or a tall teepee, or an ugly pylon that disfigures the garden... The flowers, harvested in September, make beautiful dried bouquets.

The female inflorescences, the cones, have been used to flavour beer since the 8th Century. Previously, hops were only used to preserve beer. Currently (despite modern preservation technologies), this tradition has remained due to the slight bitterness and flavour that hops bring. In the past, pillows were filled with dried cones to help sleep.

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Humulus lupulus - Common Hop (Flowering) Flowering
Humulus lupulus - Common Hop (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 12 m
Spread at maturity 1.50 m
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour green
Flowering time July to August
Flower size 3 cm
Fruit colour yellow

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour light green

Botanical data

Genus

Humulus

Species

lupulus

Family

Cannabinaceae

Other common names

Hop, Common Hop

Origin

Western Europe

Product reference1009412

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Planting and care

Hops are easy to grow in deep and moist soil, and tolerate all positions in the garden with a preference for partial shade. Plant hops in any good garden soil that does not dry out, and provide it with a good fertiliser at planting. It clings by itself thanks to the small hooks on the stems. Prune your plant every year to a height of 25 cm (10in), in February or March; remember to remove (and possibly replant) the suckers that would otherwise become invasive.

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May
Type of support Arbour, Arch, Tree, Trellis

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Climbing
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Rich, deep, and clay

Care

Pruning instructions Prune back hard in late winter.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February to March
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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