The Golden Hop – Humulus lupulus ‘Aureus’ – has started its climb over the trellis and eventually over the house. The foliage is particularly bright at this time of year and looks really good with the sunlight on it. I try and train it to go where I want but I inevitably end up having to just pull out shoots that attempt to smother other plants.
It is a great climber for quickly covering a large area. It does die back to the ground in winter and one is left with the task of cutting out all the entwined dead growth. It also tends to sucker and these need digging out before the plant takes over the whole garden.
The green coloured hop flowers appear in late August and look and smell really good!
In recent years my plant has suffered from mildew which disfigures it and its flowers and gives me great disappointment. It may be that the rootstock has become too congested (its about ten years old) or that I am over or under watering it. I shall try and spray it at the first sign of mildew this year . . . . If I get round to it!
The photo below was taken on the 3rd May:
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