Humulus lupulus

Moraceae

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Height

3 to 6 m

Flowering Time

July, August

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

loamy, sandy-loamy

Climbers

Humulus lupulus

Characteristics:

Habit

Mat-like leader, 3-6 m tall, sometimes even 8-12 m and 2.5 to 3 m wide; fast-growing perennial that completely regenerates every year; extremely fast-growing, 0.5-1 m per week in the vegetation period; youngest shoots edible like asparagus

Blossom

Dioecious, pistillate inflorescences inconspicuous yellow-green, like cones; male inflorescences in greenish panicles; pollination from July to August

Leaves

Green; hand-size, three to five, coarse; yellow in autumn

Fruits

Greenish to brownish, like cones, up to 3 cm long syncarpy; very bitter taste

Roots

Tough, far-reaching shallow root system

Demands

Sun to semi-shade, tolerates heat, likes warmth, frost hardy; high humidity

Soil

Fresh to damp; moderately acidic to alkaline; likes very nutritious, sandy-loamy to clay substrates

Hardiness Zone

Zone 7

Bee pasture/nectar

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99560268	Pot 1,5 L	€9.50
bks41078078	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 100-150	€38.00
bks41078080	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 150-200	€50.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99560268	Pot 1,5 L	€9.50
bks41078078	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 100-150	€38.00
bks41078080	specimen, Cont 20 l, height 150-200	€50.00