Humulus lupulus | Hops | Flower
Humulus lupulus belongs to the plant family CANNABACE and Genus Humulus This Flower prefers Moist, well drained soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to light shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Humulus lupulus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Humulus lupulus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Humulus lupulus hops is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
One of the common garden uses for this plant is in dried arrangements. The cones of Humulus lupulus have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. A range of possible colors can be produced by Hops including creamy yellow, greenish yellow and light maize. It is traditionally used to dye wool. (The mordants used for fixing the dye include: alum, chrome.) This plant can survive cold winters where the average annual low is -10 Fahrenheit. This species needs summer days with high heat. This plant likes soils that are rich. This species likes full sun to light shade. It does well in moist, well drained soils.
Humulus lupulus will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Humulus lupulus is a perennial.
Leaves of the plant Humulus lupulus have a smell of young leaves and side shoots have bitter fragrance and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … |
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 25' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Dried arrangements is a best suggested use for this plant
The Cones of Humulus lupulus can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … creamy yellow,greenish yellow,light maize
Humulus lupulus has herbal applications as a sedative, as a soporific, as an antispasmodic and as a bitter. See the medicinal properties section for even more traditional herbal uses. Herbal remedies are only prepared from the strobiles. This is a light producer of pollen but should cause problems to only the most sensitive hay fever sufferers. June to September is the usual season for causing hay-fever problems.
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