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Humulus lupulus Hersbrucker - Common Hop

Humulus lupulus Hersbrucker
Hop, Common Hop

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A selected German female variety for brewing beer for its pleasant aroma with a balanced, fruity, spicy and floral character. This vigorous climbing plant flowers in summer, in the form of decorative and fragrant cones. Hops can be grown in any good, moist garden soil. Ideal for quickly covering a pergola, especially in partial shade.
Flower size
2 cm
Height at maturity
10 m
Spread at maturity
1.50 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May
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Description

Humulus lupulus 'Hersbrucker' is a variety of pleasantly aromatic female hop, selected in Germany for brewing beer. Its green cones, harvested in summer, give the beer a balanced aroma, both fruity, spicy and floral. It is commonly used in Germany, and this variety is now making its way among English brewers. The cones can also be used to make sedative and soothing herbal teas or in pillows for their soothing properties. This vigorous deciduous vine, hardy and perennial by its stump, is also appreciated for its beautiful luxuriant foliage, reminiscent of that of the vine. In ornamental gardens, hops are perfect for embellishing and quickly hiding any unsightly support.

Humulus lupulus belongs to the Cannabaceae family, just like hemp and the hackberry. It is native to Europe, temperate Asia, and boreal Africa where it inhabits cool and humid places. It is a perennial herbaceous vine with a large fleshy root that regenerates its entire above-ground vegetation each year and rests underground during the winter. It is a powerful plant that can spread through suckers. Hops are a dioecious plant, meaning that there are male and female plants. Only the female plants are used to make beer. 'Hersbrucker', originally selected for its resistance to verticillium wilt, is a female variety whose inflorescences in the form of cones are harvested.

The 'Hersbrucker' hop develops herbaceous and voluble stems in spring, emerging from the slightly suckering stump, quickly entwining any support available. Their growth is very rapid, reaching approximately 6 to 8m (20 to 26ft) in one season. An adult plant will therefore occupy about 7m (23ft) in height and 1.50m (5ft) in spread. They have a quadrangular section and bear rough, beautifully cut leaves with 3 to 5 pointed, dentate lobes. The colour of the leaves is a bright green. The female inflorescences appear in summer, from June to August depending on the climate. They are green catkins that will take the form of cones. Oval-shaped, these cones have a scaly appearance, they are acid green in colour when ripe and covered with a fragrant and powdery resin called lupulin, which gives bitterness to beer. They are usually harvested in September.

In ornamental gardens, the 'Hersbrucker' hop is an excellent complement to a wisteria or a Virginia creeper. These vigorous and carefree climbing plants flower in spring for the former and colour the foliage in autumn for the latter. It will breathe new life into an old tree, conceal a tired garden shed or an unsightly structure, and enhance a pergola or a fence. The flowers, picked 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 ensure the preservation of beer. Currently (despite modern preservation technologies), this tradition has remained for the slight bitterness and flavour that hops bring. Its young voluble stems can also be consumed in the same way as asparagus.

 

Flowering

Flower colour green
Flowering time July to September
Inflorescence Panicle
Flower size 2 cm
Fragrance Very fragrant
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 10 m
Spread at maturity 1.50 m
Growth rate very fast

Botanical data

Genus

Humulus

Species

lupulus

Cultivar

Hersbrucker

Family

Cannabinaceae

Other common names

Hop, Common Hop

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference19082

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Planting and care

The 'Hersbrucker' hop is easy to grow in deep soil and can tolerate all exposures with a preference for partial shade. This variety tolerates sunny exposures quite well, except in very hot regions. The plant shows a preference for clay-limestone and highly fertile soils, rich in humus, that do not dry out too much in summer. Provide it with a good base fertilizer at planting. It attaches itself thanks to the small hooks present on the voluble stems. Install a trellis or long sturdy wires if you want to cover a wall, help them at the beginning to grow in all directions to evenly cover their support. The stems easily detach from their support in autumn, as they dry out and die with the first frost. Prune your plant every year to 25cm (10in) in height, in February or March; remember to remove (and possibly replant) the shoots that would otherwise become invasive.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May

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 Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Damp soil, Rich, deep and clayey

Care

Pruning instructions Prune back to 25cm (10in) in late winter.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February to March
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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