| HEIGHT: | 10 - 30 feet |
| SPREAD: | 0 - 0 feet |
| DISTINCTIONS: | Lobed, coarse-textured leaves; cone-like flowers used in brewing beer and potpourri; can grow to 30' in one season with ample warmth. |
| LIMITATIONS: | Stems are herbaceous, not woody; climbs by twining; dies back to the ground each year; cut the vines back to the ground at the end of the season; best growth on a warm wall; long season needed to produce hops; in Alaska, the flowers usually do not have enough time to mature before frost. |
| HARDINESS: | SC, SE (Zone 4) |
| ORIGIN: | Europe, western Asia, much of US; naturalized in many areas. |
| CULTIVARS: | ‘Blue Northern’ blue-green leaves; flowers early.; ‘Brewer’s Gold’ green leaves.; ‘Cascade’ medium to dark green leaves; small flowers.; ‘Nuggett’ yellowish-green leaves; proven hardy in some SC locations.; ‘Willamette’ medium green leaves. |
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| The information for this Vine (103) was last updated on: 2011-01-11 17:57:17 | |
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