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HUMULUS lupulus
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Cannabaceae |
| Origin: | Europe, North America and Asia |
| Special Features: | Attractive 'cone-like' seeds on female plants. Straw-colored flowering bracts. Plant on fence posts or trellises. Medicinal Plant of the Year 2007 in Germany. |
| Historical: | Female plants are the source of hops, one of the principal ingredients of beer. Humulus is also related to cannabis. |
| Basic Colour: | (green) |
| Flower Colour: | straw-colored |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - September |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z9
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| Foliage: | opposite leaves with 3-5 lobes and bristly stems, green |
| Growth Habit: | climbing |
| Height with Flowers: | 200 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 100 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | sandy / average / loamy |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | medicinal plant / beneficial plant / culinary herb |
| Portion weight: | 0.3 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 2.85714 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
350 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
10 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 3 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(1) Cold-germinators are still referred to as frost-germinators, although this isn’t quite correct. The sowing must be kept warm (about +18 to +22°C) [about 64 to 72°F] and moist for the first 2–4 weeks. After this period the sowing must be kept at a cold temperature (between –4 and +4°C) [between 25 and 39°F] for another 4–6 weeks. Colder temperatures of –5°C [23°F] are only advantageous for most species of the Ranunculus family. It is not so important if the temperature is higher or lower during the cooling period, but the cooling period has to be prolonged because the synthesis of the germination inducer, hormon-like acid, slows down or comes to a standstill.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing to Germination: | 9 - 12 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 3 - 4 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
