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Humulus lupulus
Also called Hop, Bine, Hops, Common Hop, Hops, Common Hops
Common hop is a dioecious, herbaceous climbing perennial that dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome each autumn and regrows in spring. It is grown mainly for the female cone-shaped flowers, called hops, which are used to flavor and preserve beer.
Humulus lupulus, the common hop or hops, is a species of flowering plant in the hemp family, Cannabaceae. It is a perennial, herbaceous climbing plant which sends up new shoots in early spring and dies back to a cold-hardy rhizome in autumn. It is dioecious (having separate male and female plants) and native to West Asia, Europe and North America.
As the female cone-shaped flowers (hops) are used to preserve and flavor beer, the species is widely cultivated for the brewing industry.
H. lupulus can cause dermatitis to some who handle them. It is estimated that about 1 in 30 people are affected by this.
The plant is native to Europe, western Asia and North America.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Humulus lupulus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
