HUMULUS lupulus 'Aureus'

Golden Hop Vine (Humulus lupulus "Aureus") has bright yellow-green lobed leaves that render it the most desirable ornamental hop. It wants partial shade to full sun & moist organically rich soil, & is otherwise very low-maintenance. Native to temperate zones from western Europe to Asia, it is cold hardy at minus 20 to 10 degrees F. when it dies back to dormant roots, plus it is heat-tolerant in summer. The further north it is grown, the more sun it requires, but elsewhere it needs some protection from too long a sunny day, especially "Aureus" whose pale leaves can bleach if oversunned. It dies completely back in winter, so whatever remains of its vines should be trimmed away. Once established it returns each spring with extreme rapidity, climbing fifteen or twenty feet in no time. The Golden variety is restrained compared to the species, but still has very rapidly growth.