Humulus lupulus 'Aureus'
Golden hop
- Height × spread
- 4m × 4m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This is a pretty hop. The foliage is a soft yellow that gets greener as the summer progresses. It is less rampant than the species and isn't free flowering. The leaves are maple-shaped and look fresh for most of the summer. This is an attractive and little used decorative plant for covering robust shrubs or small trees; it can be stripped off come autumn, and the plant left at ground level. It is, once established, very vigorous, and it may be necessary to guide the stems to prevent them smothering lesser shrubs.
- Flower colour
- Green, Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Yellow
- Spring foliage
- Soft yellow
- Fruit colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 4m
- Spread
- 4m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Scented garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Damp and wet soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Very cold to -20C (RHS H6)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover
- Walls
- South, West facing
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Skin irritant/allergen
AutumnNow
Autumn · Planting
Prune foliage back
Cut foliage back to the ground in autumn.
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.