Hops, Humulus lupulus - Bare Root
Latin name: Humulus lupulus
Plant Family: Cannabidaceae
Lifespan: Perennial
Origin: Europe to West Asia
Growing: Drought tolerant climbing vine up to 20 feet. Prefers moist well draining soil, from sandy to clay, full sun to partial shade. Give this baby a big trellis to climb on, fencing, wall or trees. Beautiful arbors and arch ways can be created for a showy effect.
Edibility: The young shoots can be eaten much like asparagus. the young greens can be eaten fresh or cooked. The strobiles are used in brewing beer.
Medicinal uses: Hop Strobiles have a long history of medicinal usage. primarily for their soothing, sedative, tonic and calming effect on the body and the mind. Works for my whom suffer from insomnia. Their strongly bitter actions strengthen and stimulate the digestion, increasing gastric secretions. The hairs on the fruits contain lupulin, a sedative and when given to nursing mothers, lupulin increases the flow of milk Two other constituents, humulone and lupulone, are highly bacteriostatic against gram-positive bacteria. Harvest strobiles in the fall when nice and plump and loaded with the yellow pollen like lupulin. Wear gloves and long sleeves as the leaves and foliage can be quite irritating for exposed skin.
Permaculture Uses: Hops can make a great summer privacy screen, Its a fast grower with tons of showy verdant foliage. Tons of biomass for winter mulching and compost building. A brown dye can be made from the leaves and strobiles and a fiber and paper can be made from the stems, as hops is related to hemp.
7 Layers Nursery cannot take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always do research and seek advice from a professional before consuming and/or using a plant medicinally.
Latin name: Humulus lupulus
Plant Family: Cannabidaceae
Lifespan: Perennial
Origin: Europe to West Asia
Growing: Drought tolerant climbing vine up to 20 feet. Prefers moist well draining soil, from sandy to clay, full sun to partial shade. Give this baby a big trellis to climb on, fencing, wall or trees. Beautiful arbors and arch ways can be created for a showy effect.
Edibility: The young shoots can be eaten much like asparagus. the young greens can be eaten fresh or cooked. The strobiles are used in brewing beer.
Medicinal uses: Hop Strobiles have a long history of medicinal usage. primarily for their soothing, sedative, tonic and calming effect on the body and the mind. Works for my whom suffer from insomnia. Their strongly bitter actions strengthen and stimulate the digestion, increasing gastric secretions. The hairs on the fruits contain lupulin, a sedative and when given to nursing mothers, lupulin increases the flow of milk Two other constituents, humulone and lupulone, are highly bacteriostatic against gram-positive bacteria. Harvest strobiles in the fall when nice and plump and loaded with the yellow pollen like lupulin. Wear gloves and long sleeves as the leaves and foliage can be quite irritating for exposed skin.
Permaculture Uses: Hops can make a great summer privacy screen, Its a fast grower with tons of showy verdant foliage. Tons of biomass for winter mulching and compost building. A brown dye can be made from the leaves and strobiles and a fiber and paper can be made from the stems, as hops is related to hemp.
7 Layers Nursery cannot take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always do research and seek advice from a professional before consuming and/or using a plant medicinally.
Latin name: Humulus lupulus
Plant Family: Cannabidaceae
Lifespan: Perennial
Origin: Europe to West Asia
Growing: Drought tolerant climbing vine up to 20 feet. Prefers moist well draining soil, from sandy to clay, full sun to partial shade. Give this baby a big trellis to climb on, fencing, wall or trees. Beautiful arbors and arch ways can be created for a showy effect.
Edibility: The young shoots can be eaten much like asparagus. the young greens can be eaten fresh or cooked. The strobiles are used in brewing beer.
Medicinal uses: Hop Strobiles have a long history of medicinal usage. primarily for their soothing, sedative, tonic and calming effect on the body and the mind. Works for my whom suffer from insomnia. Their strongly bitter actions strengthen and stimulate the digestion, increasing gastric secretions. The hairs on the fruits contain lupulin, a sedative and when given to nursing mothers, lupulin increases the flow of milk Two other constituents, humulone and lupulone, are highly bacteriostatic against gram-positive bacteria. Harvest strobiles in the fall when nice and plump and loaded with the yellow pollen like lupulin. Wear gloves and long sleeves as the leaves and foliage can be quite irritating for exposed skin.
Permaculture Uses: Hops can make a great summer privacy screen, Its a fast grower with tons of showy verdant foliage. Tons of biomass for winter mulching and compost building. A brown dye can be made from the leaves and strobiles and a fiber and paper can be made from the stems, as hops is related to hemp.
7 Layers Nursery cannot take any responsibility for any adverse effects from the use of plants. Always do research and seek advice from a professional before consuming and/or using a plant medicinally.