Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'

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Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'

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Kemper Code: J440

Common Name: common hop
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant Type: Vine
Family: Cannabaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 15 to 25 feet
Spread: 3 to 6 feet
Bloom Time: September - October Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Green
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, rich soils, but has some tolerance for drought. Prefers full sun in northern climates, but needs some shade in the deep South to prevent leaf color from bleaching. Dies to the ground each winter, so stems may be pruned to the ground in autumn after a hard frost.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Hops vine is a dioecious, rhizomatous, twining, perennial vine which grows rapidly and vigorously to 15-25' long each year by mid-summer. This cultivar has coarsely serrate, 3-5 lobed leaves which emerge bright chartreuse in spring, but some leaves tend to turn more greenish as the growing season progresses. Greenish female flowers are borne in small, bracted spikes resembling cones which mature in late summer. Flowers emit a pine-like fragrance and are attractive to butterflies. Hops (the dried ripe cones of the female flowers) of Humulus lupulus are commonly used by breweries as an ingredient to preserve and flavor beer.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Needs a support structure on which to climb.

Uses:

Good foliage vine for trellises and arbors. Incorporate into an herb garden. Good screen that will rapidly cover unattractive structures.